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ECHE LON
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January 15, 2021
Question

Prevent images from download in Portfolio?

  • January 15, 2021
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I want to show off my images without having to clutter them up with watermarks or by making them too low res to be viewable. Is there a way to make our image files be protected from downloads?

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 18, 2021

    Hi @ECHE LON,

    That's a myth.  Nothing protects online content.  If you don't want people to take your images, DO NOT publish them on the web.

     

    Owing to how the Internet works, images are automatically downloaded into the end user's browser cache when they visit your site. Also anybody can grab a screenshot if they have a mind to. 

     

    Disabling right-click is the single WORST thing you can do to your website.  It protects nothing.  It annoys users by disabling advanced browser navigation features.  Don't do this.

     

    If you're really serious about protecting content, put it behind password protection.  Consider using digital watermarking or barcoding which is invisible to humans.  There is a Digimarc plugin for Photoshop described below.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/digimarc-copyright-protection.html

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      Newelle
      Participating Frequently
      May 31, 2024

      What if you want to download your own images from your portfilio site?

       

      I've accidentally deleted files I have uploaded to my Portfolio website and want to save, I'm allowed up until a point, ie. I can click save as, enter name, click save, but then it gives an error in download dialog saying 'needs permission to download'.

       

      I've disabled right click, where can I give permission to users of my site to download images? Is this possible?

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 31, 2024

      "Disabled right-click," is easily defeated by anyone with a mind to do so.  It's nothing more than a useless annoyance.

       

      Remove it from Settings > Site Options.

      https://help.myportfolio.com/hc/articles/360037931574-Disabling-right-click

       

      In Firefox, go to Tools > Page Info > Media tab. 

      You'll see a complete list of images from that page.

         Location: URL

         Type:

         Size:

         Dimensions:

         Alternative text:

       

      Repeat with other site pages.

       

      Hope that helps.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      John T SmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 15, 2021

      For anyone else reading this

      This link has all of the currently available information on Portfolio
      -https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install/is-portfolio-still-being-developed/td-p/11583268?page=1

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      Test Screen Name
      Legend
      January 15, 2021

      That is extremely weak as a form of protection. Anyone with the slightest motivation WILL be able to preserve copies of everything in your portfolio.

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        ECHE LONAuthor
        Participant
        January 15, 2021

        Nevermind, I found the page that discusses "To disable right-click:"

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