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Lennard1
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

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...
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Lennard1
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

Hi Hannah,

Thanks for your quick reply. I know there is password protection, but when you enter a password you will be redirected from the client-page to an online-dropbox environment and that is ideally not what we want to happen. Disabling downloads is not something we want, as we need our clients to be able to download the files that are save din the folders. Same applies to adding an expiration date to a link (thus to a folder) as we want our clients to have access to the folder any time.

Would it be possible to remove the COPY LINK and OPEN IN DROPBOX icons from this screen? That would also help.

Kind regards,

Lennard

  

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    4 months ago

    Thanks for the clarifications, Lennard!

    Does this window appear within Webflow?

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      Lennard1
      Explorer | Level 4
      4 months ago

      Yes, this appears when selecting a folder on our client page that was created in Webflow.

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        4 months ago

        Since it's on a third-party website/service, there's no way to hide it from our end. 

        I'd suggest reaching out to Webflow for more info, in this case, Lennard.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    4 months ago
    Lennard1 wrote:

    Disabling downloads is not something we want, as we need our clients to be able to download the files that are save din the folders.

    Keep in mind that if you're allowing your clients to download the files, then, ultimately, you can't prevent them from re-sharing the files. They can easily upload the files to their own Dropbox account, or any other platform, and create their own link.

    Simply put, once you put a file anywhere on the Internet for a person to access, there's nothing you can do to prevent them from re-sharing it. Even with disabling downloads, a person can just screenshot the page or copy/paste the content if it's text, etc.

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