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How to disable downloads for people who are invited to view
Hi all,
I am a Dropbox Enterprise user. I want to invite my colleagues to a sensitive file, and I want to set up a password to the file and disable downloads for the file. But it seems I can only a...
bluemonk482 wrote:
But it seems I can only add password and disable downloads when I share the link to file with my colleagues. If I invite them, there is no way to disable downloading. Is this correct?
That's correct. Shared Links have password and download controls, but if you explicitly share a file with someone directly, they'll be able to download it.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
bluemonk482 wrote:
But it seems I can only add password and disable downloads when I share the link to file with my colleagues. If I invite them, there is no way to disable downloading. Is this correct?
That's correct. Shared Links have password and download controls, but if you explicitly share a file with someone directly, they'll be able to download it.
If I create a share link where 'anyone with this link can view' and I set the download preference to off, this will disable downloading for the viewer? Your response above was slightly confusing. By explicitly sharing with someone directly you meant an invitation, not sharing, right?
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hey OmniR1, thanks for posting here today!
Dropbox Professional, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise customers can disable downloads for a shared link. You can see more about this here.
And yes, explicitly sharing a file with someone, means sending out an invite, to add the file to their account.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know!
