How to disable downloads for people who are invited to view

[bluemonk482]

Hi all,

I am a Dropbox Enterprise user. I want to invite my colleagues to a sensitive file, and I want to set up a password to the file and disable downloads for the file. But it seems I can only add password and disable downloads when I share the link to file with my colleagues. If I invite them, there is no way to disable downloading. Is this correct? Am I missing anything? Is there a solution to this so I can invite them and making sure them cannot download the file. This is for data security and privacy purpose. Many thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Bo

[Rich · Accepted solution]

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@bluemonk482 wrote:

But it seems I can only add password and disable downloads when I share the link to file with my colleagues. If I invite them, there is no way to disable downloading. Is this correct?

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That's correct. Shared Links have password and download controls, but if you explicitly share a file with someone directly, they'll be able to download it.

[OmniR1]

If I create a share link where 'anyone with this link can view' and I set the download preference to off, this will disable downloading for the viewer? Your response above was slightly confusing. By explicitly sharing with someone directly you meant an invitation, not sharing, right?

[Megan]

Hey @OmniR1, thanks for posting here today! 

Dropbox Professional, Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise customers can disable downloads for a shared link. You can see more about this here. 

And yes, explicitly sharing a file with someone, means sending out an invite, to add the file to their account. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know!