{"id":"delta-drive.how-do-i-protect-or-limit-a-public-link","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-protect-or-limit-a-public-link","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"sharing","title":"Sharing and comments"},"question":"How do I protect or limit a public link from Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Can I password-protect a Delta Drive link?","Limit downloads on a shared link","Max views public link Delta Drive","Why was my public link paused?","My public link was suspended","Data limit on a shared link","Email me when my link is opened"],"short_answer":"Add a password, Max views, Max downloads or daily and total data limits, and leave Allow downloads off for view only. A link pauses at a limit and emails you; unusual traffic suspends it automatically.","answer_markdown":"When you make a link with **Anyone with the link**, you can add a password (in the link's settings), **Max views**, **Max downloads**, and a daily and a total data limit in GB. Leave **Allow downloads** off and the link is view only.\n\n- **When a limit is reached**, the link pauses with a plain sentence saying so, and you're emailed once.\n- **Unusual traffic** — a sudden spike, visits from many countries, or the link embedded on other websites — suspends it automatically and alerts you. Only we can lift a suspension, so get in touch if it was expected.\n- A drive that's switched off or over its plan's storage serves nothing.\n\nVisitors pass a quick automated check before the first view, automated tools are refused, and the pages aren't listed by search engines. You can turn on **Email me the first time it's opened**, and choose whether your email is shown on the page — your name always is.\n\nSee [public links](/faq/delta-drive/can-i-make-a-public-link-to-a-delta-drive-file).","answer_html":"

When you make a link with Anyone with the link, you can add a password (in the link's settings), Max views, Max downloads, and a daily and a total data limit in GB. Leave Allow downloads off and the link is view only.

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Visitors pass a quick automated check before the first view, automated tools are refused, and the pages aren't listed by search engines. You can turn on Email me the first time it's opened, and choose whether your email is shown on the page — your name always is.

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See public links.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Sharing and comments

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How do I protect or limit a public link from Delta Drive?

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Short answer: Add a password, Max views, Max downloads or daily and total data limits, and leave Allow downloads off for view only. A link pauses at a limit and emails you; unusual traffic suspends it automatically.

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When you make a link with Anyone with the link, you can add a password (in the link's settings), Max views, Max downloads, and a daily and a total data limit in GB. Leave Allow downloads off and the link is view only.

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  • When a limit is reached, the link pauses with a plain sentence saying so, and you're emailed once.
  • Unusual traffic — a sudden spike, visits from many countries, or the link embedded on other websites — suspends it automatically and alerts you. Only we can lift a suspension, so get in touch if it was expected.
  • A drive that's switched off or over its plan's storage serves nothing.
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Visitors pass a quick automated check before the first view, automated tools are refused, and the pages aren't listed by search engines. You can turn on Email me the first time it's opened, and choose whether your email is shown on the page — your name always is.

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See public links.

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