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Can I disable download folder contents (Business plan)?

  • May 22, 2025
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People who have a link to a shared folder are able to download the entire folder

BOX__Z9QQFSr4I-W2SWGR0InErQ.pngusing the button on the right (see picture attached). What is the best way to prevent this, so they can only download one file at a time, please?

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    Hi there, 

    Welcome to the Box Community!

    You can disable the download option in a Shared link following the steps in this article: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697554-Configuring-Individual-Shared-Link-Settings 

    Thanks for your participation in the Community!

    Best,

     

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    Hi, Thanks for your reply. This issue is not about a shared link to a file, but a link to a folder. Is there any way I can prevent the download of all the folder contents. I hope you can see in the image I provided to my previous post, that there is a button 'Download' for the folder 'YVBSG Reports'. Is there any way I can prevent this 'Download' button from appearing here, please?

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    Sorry, I misunderstood your reply - I can see now that I can disable the download from the Folder Shared Link Settings. I have now done this. Thanks - I'm happy for you to close this ticket.

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