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Prevent files from being stored locally?

Hi,

A client wants us to install Owncloud on their Linux VPS and then install sync clients for Windows and Mac systems and laptops to manage their document storage.

Their additional condition is that users of the individual systems should not be able to save documents on their local systems, but only to designated folders in their Owncloud documents repository.

Is there a way to completely turn off local storage of docs in Windows and Macs systems and laptops? The Owncloud docs repository can be set up as a mapped network drive and would be exclusively used for storing all their docs.

Thanks in advance.

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David Atkin

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scmeeven

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@David, thanks for the tips. Does seems like it will be a convoluted process, though. I let the client know that unless they shift to thin clients or VDI, it's going to be quite cumbersome to have Owncloud as the only document repository. I checked with Owncloud and they said a 'File Firewall' feature is available but only in the commercial version.

@Olaf, thanks for reminding me about the USB drives and that, ultimately, everything boils down to policies. The client's idea is to prevent storage into anything else other than Owncloud.