Prevent shared files from being downloaded
I think it would be great if there was some setting to turn download's of a shared file or folder ON\OFF... what I mean is suppose I want to share a File\Folder with someone, I would only want them to be able to view\edit it online and not be able to download it onto their computer.. to take this idea further, it could also be helpful if you could prevent copying content from shared files... the download permission could probably be visible once a user decides to share a particular file with someone
elwin
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328 comments
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Anonymous
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Anyone know of cloud providers who currently have this feature? It's now a MUST for me. Ideal solution: shared Excel docs where the participants can view, edit unlocked cells (the variables/inputs) and see the results. Cannot view the locked cells and most certainly cannot download the workbook (which is a proprietary model). My alternative is going to a web-based/MySQL framework, which is going to be expensive to implement and a PITA to make adjustments to the model.
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Anonymous
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still waiting for this feature..
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Anonymous
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disappointed this Albatross has been out there so long...is it on the whiteboard yet?
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DonnaA
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It has been over a year since this suggestion was made by elwin. Is this close to being implemented? This feature is needed.
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Anonymous
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It's a must-to-have feature. Or all my files are published. Please add this feature.
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Michele
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Absolutely needed! Astonished this feature is currently missing :O
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PEpelu
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Long time waiting for this feature...using google drive cuze of this...
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Anonymous
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google drive has already has this function and work perfect, you can simply turn down the download permission and there is no way to download the file at all
so why microsoft didn't do it!!!!!
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Prashant
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Same issue...how to prevent users from downloading embedded files.Seems like Microsoft needs more Suggestions to initiate the fix. Just 80 comments is not enough.Till then keep using Google Drive.
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Jeff
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I would like the same feature...to be able to have someone edit and even print, but not download or copy a worksheet.
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Hassan EL Bahi commented
I hope you add this feature soon, so that the owner can choose whether to allow downloading the document or not.
I need it badly for my website. -
Diego Marquez commented
This is a huge limitation .. without this option there's no option to minimize data leak, dowload a copy of a file in BYOD computer will put DLP and IRM rules in danger mode.
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Anonymous
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The same opinion here, or anyway for disable download for specific file?
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Ian Barnett
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I use linked Google sheets for exactly this functionality
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Johnny Pierre
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This one is a no brainier. MS should have implemented this yesterday. This is definitely needed for enterprise.
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john pye
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I would like to endorse that suggestion as we, a physio practice, wish to allow our patients to view our exercise leaflets but to avoid others from hi-jacking them for their own commercial use, wish to prevent their download or printing/saving to PDF.
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yzh poi
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Please please please just do it
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L. C. Chong
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Douglas Pearce, no need to think about it. Please just do it. Thanks.
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Anonymous
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6 months is a long time to be thinking about something this basic to the protection of copyright.
This is a show stopper for me, if something is not done soon. Until then I will hold off uploading documents I am not prepared to allow being downloaded by others. That is almost everything!!!
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Bryce Tsuyuki
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Please add this feature, it is disappointing to not have this feature. As a recent convert from Google Drive it is imperative that this feature be added. The lack of this feature may well send me back to Google as it is imperative that access to my files be controlled in the correct manner.
