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Restrict download access

  • May 23, 2025
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I want to restrict collaborators from downloading files-how is this done?  It appears that Viewer permission allows for file download.

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    Hi Glenn, 

    Welcome to the Box Community, I'm happy to help!

    If you are inviting a user as a collaborator within a folder or file, you will have the ability to set the level of access that user has to your content. Restricting the ability to download any of your shared/ collaborated contents will depend on level of access you will grant the collaborator.

    Please refer to this article to review the different permissions that accompany each permission level:


    Based on the above article, giving a user a co-owner, editor, viewer uploader and viewer permission will allow them the ability to download contents they joined so I would suggest that you restrict their access to a Previewer Uploader or a Previewer to prevent this.

    I hope the given information helps. If you need additional assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know.

    Regards, 

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