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# Stop others re-sharing your videos

Stop the people you share a video with from sharing it on, copying it or saving it, and what restricting does and doesn't do.

Works on: iPhone, iPad, Android and web.

When you share a video, the people you share it with can usually share it on, send a link to it or save it. If a video is your own coaching content, or shows a young athlete, you can restrict it so only you can pass it on. A lock shows on the video's thumbnail once it's restricted.

## Before you start

* You can only restrict videos you own: ones you recorded or imported yourself. Coaches, athletes and parents can all restrict their own videos.
* You don't see the option on videos other people shared with you.

## Restrict a video

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="iPhone and iPad" %}
**In your Library:**

1. Touch and hold the video.
2. Tap **Restrict Further Sharing**.

You'll see **Sharing by others has been restricted**, and a lock on the thumbnail.

**In a chat:**

1. Touch and hold the video.
2. Tap **Restrict sharing**.

To undo it, do the same and tap **Enable Further Sharing** (Library) or **Enable sharing** (chat).
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Android and web" %}
**In your Library:**

1. Tap the three dots next to the video.
2. Tap **Restrict Sharing**.

**In a chat:** long-press the video, then tap **Restrict Sharing**.

A lock shows on the thumbnail. To undo it, do the same and tap **Enable Sharing**.
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## What restricting does

Once a video is restricted, everyone except you:

* can't share it with other people in Onform
* can't copy a link to it, or send it by email or to other apps
* can't save it to their device
* can't copy or duplicate it

If they try, they see a message that sharing this video has been restricted and to contact the owner.

## What it doesn't do

* **It doesn't take the video away from people who already have it.** They can still watch it. Restricting only stops them passing it on.
* **It can't stop a screen recording**, or someone filming the screen with another phone. It makes passing your video on much harder, not impossible.

To take a video back from everyone you've shared it with, on iPhone and iPad touch and hold it and tap **Make Private**. Anyone who already has a direct link to it may still be able to open it. This option isn't on Android or web yet.

## If something goes wrong

| What you see                                                            | What to do                                                                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| You don't see **Restrict Sharing**                                      | You can only restrict videos you added. Ask the person who recorded or imported it to restrict it. |
| "Sharing this video has been restricted"                                | The video's owner has restricted it. Ask them to share it for you, or to turn sharing back on.     |
| You can't copy or duplicate your own restricted video (iPhone and iPad) | Turn sharing back on, copy or duplicate it, then restrict it again.                                |
| Someone still has a video you restricted                                | That's expected: restricting doesn't unshare. On iPhone and iPad, use **Make Private**.            |

## Related

* [Share videos with one or more people](/coaching/teach-and-share/how-to-share-videos-to-one-or-multiple-people.md)
* [Default private or default shared Libraries](/coaching/teach-and-share/library-visibility-and-sharing-options-default-private-or-default-shared.md)
* [Save or export videos](/coaching/teach-and-share/save-videos-to-your-device.md)
* [Safeguarding and SafeSport with Onform](https://github.com/Onform-Inc/onform-docs/tree/main/get-started/how-onform-works/safe-sport-compliance-with-onform.md)


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