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Pooja p
Explorer | Level 3
10 months ago

How can I prevent team members from sharing or downloading the data to use them as their own?

I am planning to start a work account with Dropbox, but my profession revolves around highly valuable data. My main concern is whether other users with access to the shared Dropbox account can downlo...
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Hannah
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10 months ago

Hey Pooja p, thanks for taking the time to post to the Dropbox Community!

When a user/team member has access (either "can view" or "can edit") to a folder, there's no way to disable downloads.

You can restrict certain members from accessing content or disable downloads for shared links.

Depending on the team plan you choose, you can also see activity on file operations in the team, such as who downloads files from shared/team folders in the admin console.

I hope this clarifies things, but if you have any questions, let me know.

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