Prevent users from downloading files from onedrive

 · Prevent users from making copies of SharePoint/OneDrive data that was downloaded via sync app We have a client who is planning to roll out OneDrive for Business and SharePoint. The goal is to allow users to synchronize [SharePoint/OneDrive] libraries on Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Select Anyone with the link can edit to open Link settings. Uncheck Allow editing, and then turn on Block download. Add your message and send the invite. Recipients will see a message indicating they can view, but not download the file. More information. Sharing files, folders, and list items in OneDrive. To prevent this, select the users/groups, then click Remove User Permissions. This will prevent everyone accessing the document library other than the users you added to the new group. As long as you added all current site members to the new group, they can still access the document library. However, they’ll no longer be able to download files.

I just want OneDrive to sync one folder instead of all my files!! Thank you for the help · Hi, if you save/place your files in the "OneDrive" folder structure, it will be sync'd up to OneDrive. If you instead, save/place files outside of the OneDrive folder structure, those won't be sync'd. Don (Please take a moment to "Vote as Helpful" and/or "Mark as. ** Block file downloads when users are low on disk space This setting lets you specify a minimum amount of available disk space and block the OneDrive sync client (bltadwin.ru) from downloading files when users have less than this amount. Users will be prompted with options to help free up space. Minimal available Diskspace: 0 to 10 TB. It seems that OneDrive only allowed for blocking download on Office files, and then only if you were using OneDrive for Business (option wasn't there at all in OneDrive Personal). Then it was rumoured that MS had introduced it, but then it was taken away again for some reason. See the replies on this post here.

In the menu bar, find and click on your document library. Find the document you wish to add sharing restrictions and click on it. Click on “Show actions”, illustrated by 3 dots. Then click on “Manage access”. Then click on “Advanced”. Select all the users by clicking on “Name”. Now click on “Edit User Permissions”. Once enabled, when sharing a video from OneDrive or SharePoint Online, users will have the ‘Block Download’ option. This option will ensure that recipients of the sharing link can only view the video in the web browser via the OneDrive web previewer. When they access SharePoint libraries, they won't be able to download the files. However, it's not available to prevent users from dowloading files from their OneDrive for business because OneDrive is generally for personal usage and each user has full control permission for their OneDrive by default.