How to make a PDF non-viewable except with a link...
How to make a PDF non-viewable except with a link...
How do I put a PDF on the web that is only viewable if someone has a link to it?
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Re: How to make a PDF non-viewable except with a link...
If you have something like Adobe Acrobat, I'm pretty sure that you can set the security so that it only opens with a password. HOWEVER, those passwords can be removed by opening the PDF in a browser. So I suspect it is something different that you are after.
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Re: How to make a PDF non-viewable except with a link...
You can share files via Google Drive that are only visible to someone with the link.
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Technically, every PDF on the web is this way.
If someone shares the link with someone else, do you want that person to be able to see it too?
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I don't want the text in a PDF or the PDF itself to show up on a Google search.
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In theory, a robots.txt file can prevent Google from indexing this, but won’t prevent anyone else from sharing and possibly indexing the link.
One thing you can do is periodically rename the file.
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Re: How to make a PDF non-viewable except with a link...
I'm not particularly concerned if others share the link to a PDF. I'm not worried about that as few people will share this link online or post it online.
But I don't want to make a PDF available online, and then google certain words in the PDF, only to have my PDF show up as one of the first items in a Google search.
I will try Google Drive.
But I don't want to make a PDF available online, and then google certain words in the PDF, only to have my PDF show up as one of the first items in a Google search.
I will try Google Drive.
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