You mentioned " When the external user received email invitation, the link opened in browser, and the Word document opened in read-only, the Download option/button was available and the document could be downloaded." We appreciate you post back and share these detailed information with us. I'm in a business scenario where this functionality is key - I need the external user to view but not download. Hope this helps, and look forward to any next steps or workarounds there might be. Yes, the situation is that I can share the OneDrive file with Block Download enabled, yet the external user can access and download the file. The Block download button is not greyed out and I can enable it.Ģ.
When the external user received email invitation, the link opened in browser, and the Word document opened in read-only, the Download option/button was available and the document could be downloaded.ġ. Then we sent the link to an external user.'
#Download onedrive windows 7 pdf
pdf next) document and clicked Share > chose Specific people, then uncheck Allow editing to set view permission, we can turn on Block download feature, as shown below. I followed the exactly same steps as you i.e. Your understanding of my issue is correct. Thank you for your prompt attention and reply. * Once complete conversation about this topic, kindly Mark and Vote any replies to benefit others reading this thread. Tina - * Beware of scammers posting fake support numbers here. Thanks for your patience and understanding. Are you using txt files?ģ.Is the situation that though you can share OneDrive file with external user with Block download enabled, but when the external user accesses the file, he still can download the file? Note: when we tested, we found the Block Download feature is not available when sharing txt files(.txt) by default. We want to help you do troubleshooting for the issue.Ĭould you confirm information below? It will help us better understand the situation on your side.ġ.Is the issue that when you share OneDrive file with an external user with Specific people option, the Block download button is greyed out and you cannot enable it? Could you share a screenshot about the issue?Ģ.What is the file format do you use? Word files(.docx) or Excel files(.xlsx)? It looks like we cannot reproduce the issue from our side. When the external user received email invitation, opened the link and signed in account in browser, the Word document opened in read-only and showed message "You don't have permission to download or print this file". Then we sent the link to an external user. We did a test in OneDrive for business, selected a Word document and clicked Share > chose Specific people, then uncheck Allow editing to set view permission, we can turn on Block download feature, as shown below. If yes, for the situation you encountered, we understand it has affected your work. May I know if my understanding of the scenario is right? Thanks for using Microsoft product and posting in this forum.Īccording to your description, it seems like the Block Download feature doesn't work when you share OneDrive file by external user by using Specific people list setting.
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