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Hoang_Nguyen1
Hoang_Nguyen1
Oct 12, 2023 10:06 AM UTC
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Restrict copying and sharing on files

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Can i restrict copying and sharing on files with Education Plan?

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      djv
      djvSolution
      Community Support
      Nov 12, 2025 11:44 PM UTC

      Hey All, thank you so much for your patience and understanding over the past few months while our team worked on this!
       

      We’re happy to share that the “Duplicate to your drafts” option will now appear greyed out whenever you’ve restricted copying; fully aligning the behavior with your sharing settings.

      Please try refreshing your tabs to see the update in effect, and let us know if you notice anything unexpected.

      Again, we appreciate your feedback. It helped my team advocate on your behalf to have the team prioritize the fix! 

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      djv
      Figmate
      djv
      Community Support
      Oct 17, 2023 10:48 PM UTC

      Hey there, thanks for reaching out!

      Since Educational teams are essentially Professional plans, you should have access to this feature. More info here:

      Figma Learn - Help Center
      B_ng_Le_Kh_i
      Jun 6, 2024 6:24 PM UTC

      I tried and it didn’t work, maybe that’s a bug?!

        djv
        Figmate
        djv
        Community Support
        Jun 7, 2024 10:19 PM UTC

        Hey @B_ng_Le_Kh_i, sorry to hear that!

        Which Figma plan are you using?

        Keep in mind, that you can only restrict copying and sharing on files for collaborators with can view access to the file only.

        Milad_Tahajody
        Milad_Tahajody
        Jun 13, 2024 4:41 PM UTC

        Hey,
        I’m using the educational plan ( looks like professional plan features ), but “Restrict copying and sharing on files” isn’t working at all, I tested it with 2 different accounts several times to restrict editing and save to local from my shared link ( view only checked ), but unfortunately, I can’t find this most important feature usable, this lack of usability makes Figma untrustable for designers.

        B_ng_Le_Kh_i
        Jun 15, 2024 6:24 AM UTC

        Hello @dvaliao, my plan is Education plan as well as Professional plan, I tried exacly like @Milad_Tahajody and it didn’t work too.

          djv
          Figmate
          djv
          Community Support
          Jun 17, 2024 6:26 PM UTC

          Hey All, thanks for following up and sorry for the trouble!

          The feature was recently moved to Advanced settings, which may have caused some confusion. Again, this can only be applied for users with can view access. To prevent copying, sharing, and exporting of your file, be sure that the setting is not checked.

          Here’s what your Advanced settings should look like:

          Screenshot 2024-06-17 at 10.46.04 AM

            tyq0808
            tyq0808
            Jun 18, 2024 9:42 AM UTC

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            Milad_Tahajody
            Milad_Tahajody
            Jun 18, 2024 12:34 PM UTC

            Hello @dvaliao @B_ng_Le_Kh_i
            Thanks for feedback,
            But, as I said before I tested this method several times with different accounts ( share settings > advanced > Unchecked viewers can copy, share, and export from this file > then Save ) and it’s not working at all, there is no restriction applied to prevent viewers from coping, sharing and exporting our files!
            This extremely violates the trustiness, safety, and intellectual property!

              djv
              Figmate
              djv
              Community Support
              Jun 19, 2024 5:23 PM UTC

              Thanks for the additional context, @Milad_Tahajody!

              I’ve filed a bug report to have the team investigate.

              djv
              Figmate
              djv
              Community Support
              Jun 19, 2024 6:24 PM UTC

              Hey @tyq0808, thanks for flagging this to us!

              This seems to be related to a bug we recently discovered. May I ask what plan are you using? Is this happening for you and others on your team?

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