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JoRo2
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5 months ago
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What plan do I need to make sure my client can't download/share my shared link files?

Im new to this! How, and on what subscription levels, can you disable everything except viewing for all shared links? Is this possible? I want to share my files, but i don't want the client to be abl...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    5 months ago

    HI JoRo2, to answer your question, you can disable downloads on shared links for Dropbox Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise plans. 

    The only way to 'disable sharing' in the way you're describing would be to share the file to that user directly. However, this would mean that they are able to download the file, since it isn't shared as a link.

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JoRo2
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

so you cant disable download and sharing. im not talking about the roundabout ways people can get around it, i am just talking about the facilities on dropbox, to be clear. you can't disable download and sharing. simpel as that. so download and sharing icons will always be available to anyone you share a link with? is that right? 

 

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Rich
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5 months ago
JoRo2 wrote:

so you cant disable download and sharing. im not talking about the roundabout ways people can get around it, i am just talking about the facilities on dropbox, to be clear.

With a Professional, Essentials or Business plan you can set link permissions to disable the ability to download a file from a view-only shared link, but there's nothing at all that can prevent someone from giving that same link to someone else.

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    JoRo2
    New member | Level 2
    5 months ago

    can you also disable visible share links as well as visible download links. that was my question. 

     

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
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      5 months ago
      JoRo2 wrote:

      can you also disable visible share links as well as visible download links. that was my question. 

      No. The share button will still be visible, BUT, all it literally does is copy the link they've already used to the clipboard.

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