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DiVojich
Brass Contributor
Apr 09, 2020
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Option "block download" not showing

Hi all, I have around 10 users in 1 office who don't have the option "BLOCK DOWNLOAD" on their ODB apps. They only see this option for Office files (Word, Excel, etc...) for non-office files such a...
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  • StephenRice's avatar
    StephenRice
    Apr 13, 2020

    I don't have an article handy but can confirm that we currently only support Block Download for Office files.

     

    That being said, we are working on Block Download for other file types (as announced in the Sharing talk at Ignite last year) and you should keep an eye on Message Center for more news on that soon 🙂

     

    Thanks!


    Stephen Rice

    Senior Program Manager, OneDrive

     

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daniel-tamarack
Copper Contributor
Jun 19, 2020

StephenRiceI'm using the free version of OneDrive and trying to block downloading on a shared PowerPoint file, but the block download toggle doesn't exist. Does this feature not exist for the free accounts?

 

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StephenRice
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Jun 19, 2020

Hi daniel-tamarack,

 

The Block Download feature is only available for enterprise SKU's of OneDrive and is not available in our consumer application. Sorry for the inconvenience!

 

Stephen Rice

Senior Program Manager, OneDrive

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    NinaA995
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 27, 2021
    Hi Stephen Rice,

    Could you please elaborate this? Does it means I need to subscribe and pay to get that feature?

    Nina.A
    • Stephan_Leistra's avatar
      Stephan_Leistra
      Brass Contributor
      Aug 26, 2021

      StephenRice 

       

      We can't change value of ChannelRecordingDownload in the Global policy because the variable isn't there. Any of you experiencing the same issue? We run Teams PowerShell module version 2.5.0

       

      AllowAnonymousUsersToDialOut      False
      AllowAnonymousUsersToStartMeeting      False
      AllowChannelMeetingScheduling      True
      AllowCloudRecording      True
      AllowEngagementReport      Enabled
      AllowExternalParticipantGiveRequestControl      False
      AllowIPAudio      True
      AllowIPVideo      True

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    daniel-tamarack
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 19, 2020

    StephenRiceThanks so much for the quick response. I'm trying to share a presentation with people and need to make sure they can't download it. I guess I could try to turn this into a video, but would love to be able to share as a PPT. Any other directions we should consider on the consumer side? Thanks!

    • StephenRice's avatar
      StephenRice
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      Jun 19, 2020

      Hi daniel-tamarack,

       

      I think it will depend on why you are hoping to prevent download here. Sharing a view link allows download but prevents recipients from being able to change the actual document. Otherwise, video might be the best approach here. Thanks!

       

      Stephen Rice

      Senior Program Manager, OneDrive

      • daniel-tamarack's avatar
        daniel-tamarack
        Copper Contributor
        Jun 19, 2020

        StephenRiceI'd like to send a link to a PPT for people to view, but I don't want them to be able to download and edit the slides. When I set the share settings to anyone with link can view, unchecking the "Allow Editing" box, and then I send the link to someone, they are able to click the download button, open it in PPT, and edit it. I feel like I'm missing something here. Thanks for any help you can offer that points me to how I'm using this wrong, or if there's actually a bug.

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