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Peter Newland
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8 months ago

How can I stop people from editing files through my shared link?

I have a link intended to allow any one to view or download but NOT to edit. However it allows strangers to edit. I want to keep the link but stop others editing. Is that possible? If so how?
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Hannah
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8 months ago

Hey Peter Newland, thanks for reaching out to us.

If the shared link that was created, was a "can edit" link, then users would be able to edit files through that link.

You'll need to create a "view-only" link instead, so that they'll only be able to view and download the files.

You can find the steps for that here.

Let me know how it goes.

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