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Hi there, I am looking to upload some videos for people to "view" but not download. Is there a way to set this up this way? Once they have paid for their video, I would then like to give them access to download it. Let me know if this is possible. Thank you.
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Thank you, Lusil. It says for Professional + Business accounts you can disable downloads for a shared link but does this mean I can share a folder for a client to view the videos and not download but when they have paid for them, I give them the password to download the file(s)? It appears from the article that the password is given at the point of allowing them to view the file but I was hoping for a password at the point of downloading the file(s). Can you clarify?
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Thanks, I was asking further because I am considering upgrading to Professional if I am able to provide a password to download a file, not a password to view a folder of videos.
From what you are saying, if I upgrade, I will then be able to provide a link of a shared folder of videos that people can view (and not download) until I change the settings on that folder (or files within the folder) to provide them a password at which point they will be able to download the video files I have authorized them to download. Correct?
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It sure does...thank you, Lusli!
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Is there now a way with Dropbox business account administrators, who have shared folders with Dropbox basic users - to allow download of some files for example pdfs and word docs , while restricting other like low res mp4 video files to preview while allowing downloads of the high res version of the same videos?
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