Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
After you share a Looker Studio asset (a report or data source), you can stop sharing it at any time. If you are the owner of the asset, you can also prevent someone you've shared with from:
Sharing the asset with others.
Changing access permissions for other people or groups.
Copying or printing the report or data source.
Exporting data from the charts in the report.
Stop sharing a report or data source
If you share a report or data source with people, the owner or anyone with edit access can change the sharing settings for the item.
Browse or search for the asset you want to stop sharing.
Click More.
Click Share.
Click Advanced in the Share with others window.
Click the menu next to the person you want to stop sharing with, then click Remove.
Click Save changes.
Stop sharing a link to an asset
When you stop sharing a link to an asset, the only people who can still see the asset will be you and people whose names or email addresses you share with.
Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.
Click More.
Click Share.
click Advanced in the Share with others window, .
Next to Anyone with the link, click the down arrow.
Click More.
Click the circle next to Off - Specific people.
Click Save.
Click Done.
Delete a shared asset
If you remove a shared asset that you own:
People who can view or edit the asset can make a copy until you permanently delete it.
To permanently delete the asset, click the asset in your trash, and then click deleteDelete.
If you remove or delete a shared asset that you don't own, the asset will be removed from your lists in Looker Studio, but other people can still access it.
Prevent others from sharing your assets
Don't let people download, print, or copy your asset
By default, people who can edit your shared assets can:
Share the asset with others.
Add or remove specific people.
Copy, print, or download the asset.
To prevent editors and viewers from downloading, printing, or copying your asset, follow these steps:
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If you are the owner of the asset, you can also prevent someone you've shared with from:\n\n- Sharing the asset with others.\n- Changing access permissions for other people or groups.\n- Copying or printing the report or data source.\n- Exporting data from the charts in the report.\n\nStop sharing a report or data source\n------------------------------------\n\nIf you share a report or data source with people, the owner or anyone with edit access can change the sharing settings for the item.\n\nStop sharing an asset directly\n------------------------------\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Manage Access**.\n7. Click the menu next to the person you want to stop sharing with, then click **Remove**.\n8. Click **Save**.\n\n### Google Workspace user? Try this instead:\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Advanced** in the **Share with others** window.\n7. Click the menu next to the person you want to stop sharing with, then click **Remove**.\n8. Click **Save changes**.\n\nStop sharing a link to an asset\n-------------------------------\n\nWhen you stop sharing a link to an asset, the only people who can still see the asset will be you and people whose names or email addresses you share with.\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Manage Access**.\n7. Use the menu to set the link sharing option to **Off - only specific people can access**.\n\n### Google Workspace user? Try this instead:\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. click **Advanced** in the **Share with others** window, .\n7. Next to **Anyone with the link** , click the down arrow.\n8. Click **More**.\n9. Click the circle next to **Off - Specific people**.\n10. Click **Save**.\n11. Click **Done**.\n\nDelete a shared asset\n---------------------\n\nIf you remove a shared asset that you own:\n\n- People who can view or edit the asset can make a copy until you permanently delete it.\n- To permanently delete the asset, click the asset in your trash, and then click delete **Delete**.\n\nIf you remove or delete a shared asset that you don't own, the asset will be removed from your lists in Looker Studio, but other people can still access it.\n\nPrevent others from sharing your assets\n---------------------------------------\n\n### Don't let people download, print, or copy your asset\n\n| **Note:** Admins can override this setting in the [Download Controls](/looker/docs/studio/set-downloading-restrictions-for-looker-studio-users-with-a-viewer-role) section of the Google Admin console.\n\nBy default, people who can edit your shared assets can:\n\n- Share the asset with others.\n- Add or remove specific people.\n- Copy, print, or download the asset.\n\nTo prevent editors and viewers from downloading, printing, or copying your asset, follow these steps:\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Manage Access**.\n7. Check the box next to \"Disable options to download, print, and copy for viewers.\"\n8. Click **Save**.\n\n### Google Workspace user? Try this instead:\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Advanced**.\n7. Check the box next to \"Disable options to download, print, and copy for viewers.\"\n8. Click **Save changes**.\n9. Click **Done**.\n\nPrevent others from sharing your assets\n---------------------------------------\n\nIf you're sharing an asset, the owner or anyone with edit access can change the sharing settings for the asset. To make it so only you can share:\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Manage Access**.\n7. Check the box next to \"Prevent editors from changing access and adding new people.\"\n8. Click **Save**.\n\n### Google Workspace user? Try this instead:\n\n1. [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n2. At the top, select **Reports** or **Data Sources**.\n3. Browse or search for the asset whose link you want to stop sharing.\n4. Click **More**.\n5. Click **Share**.\n6. Click **Advanced**.\n7. Check the box next to \"Prevent editors from changing access and adding new people.\"\n8. Click **Save changes**."]]