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Setting an expiry will make the share inactive after the specified date.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no expiry*<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 day*<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 days*<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 day<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Watermarking<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding watermarks to your shares allows you to track any leaked files. 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Without setting recipients to &#8220;require account&#8221;, unregistered share recipients will have access to a shareable URL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download Formats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selecting an alternate download format for your files is explained in the article <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/byta-kb-2022\/article\/download-file-formats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download File Formats<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Creator, Freelancer and Team plan only.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byta&#8217;s restrictions allow more control and security when sharing your audio. Free plan users have access to basic share restrictions, with more options available to paid plans. Once a share has audio attached, you can select from the options below to determine how accessible your audio is to your recipients. 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