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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Earlier this year, across the various options of sharing links, we introduced the capability of “block download” enabling you to keep your content in the cloud by not allowing users to download Office files. This capability helps you avoid out of date copies and maintain access control. Today, we are glad to announce that shortly, you will be able to apply the same functionality to images, 3D, PDF files and more.
291 comments
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_TheLion_
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'... we will respond to every suggestion that gets at least 100 votes ... ' (http://onedrive.uservoice.com/forums/262982-onedrive)
We are still waiting....
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Anonymous
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Azure RMS can provide what you are looking for
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Marcos Avila
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é o que eu sempre desejei, não entendo o porque de ainda ter essa opção, sem logica esse botão fixo.
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Anonymous
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agree
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Fahad King commented
Yea, it's a good idea!
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Miroslav Ondříšek
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I second that!
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Anonymous
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my vote
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siraj uddin
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yes it's good for everyone because during downloading you can do father work so it's good
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_TheLion_
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Totally agree with this suggestion. A view link should be read-only and all other cloud services (Google Drive, Box.com, etc..) are offering the option to disable download direct download on shared links. A quick search on this issue opens up hundreds of results with people asking for the same feature.
Please add this feature as it will just enhance the power of OneDrive.
And please someone (#Jason Moore, #Omar Shahine ?) combine this thread with the following thread as it has exactly the same purpose:
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_TheLion_
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Totally agree with this suggestion. A view link should be read-only and all other cloud services (Google Drive, Box.com, etc..) are offering the option to disable download direct download on shared links. A quick search on this issue opens up hundreds of results with people asking for the same feature.
Please add this feature as it will just enhance the power of OneDrive.
And please someone (#Jason Moore, #Omar Shahine ?) combine this thread with the following thread as it has exactly the same purpose:
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rob
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It is relatively easy for a user to take a screenshot etc. But the download feature makes it too easy. Because of the download feature I will have to use another service because my client wants it.
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Anonymous
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I agree wholeheartedly to every one. This is a Must have feature.
On my blog I would like users to be able view and embedded spreadsheet and browse through it. But I DO NOT want to alllow them to just click on the little icon in the bottom right, open it in Exel online themselves and just save (and steal) it to their computer.
I am about to abandon using Exel online on my site for this very reason. And it must be SUCH AN EASY FIX for Microsoft.
There is a need to allow users to VIEW data in an embedded spreadsheet on a site without the possibility to open the actual spreadsheet or download it. -
Kyle
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YES! I love OneDrive, but this is a crucial feature that is much needed.
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anonymous
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For our company this is a must requirement to not allow download for us to adopt OneDrive. I hope MSFT can implement this feature.
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Martin Crownover
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I like the idea of this, but practically speaking, if the person can view the content they can download it/save it somehow. This would not be able to prevent people from taking content you've shared with them.
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Jasmine
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Agreed! I found this by googling to see if this option was available. But apparently, it isn't.
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jofaith
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ok! tnx!
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jofaith
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ok!
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jofaith
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yes!
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elwin
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kindly upvote the idea here.. lets not have 2 different threads for the same request as it reduces the overall vote count :)
OR
@admin kindly merge these 2 threads as they are the same
