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Lennard1
3 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Can we stop someone with access to a shared link from sharing it with other people?
Hi all,
I have a problem with a specific Dropbox setting. I know that what I want to do should be possible, but unfortunately, I can't figure it out. That's why I need your help. It's about the fol...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 months agoHey Lennard1, thanks for posting your question to our Community.
To get to the point, when it comes to sharing files with non-Dropbox users through shared links, we do offer ways for you to protect your links, such as password protection, disabling downloads for the links and adding an expiration date on them.
However, there's no way for us to stop someone who already has access to the link from passing it on to someone else.
I will pass your feedback along to the team, though, and you can read more about the shared link permissions and how to enable them here.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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