This Windows document security control helps administrators prevent company files from being copied, moved, or saved outside the organization; it includes 1 core task, with 0 available without membership and 1 membership-related item.
At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Core tasks | 1 | Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index |
| Available without membership | 0 | This control requires an enterprise plan |
| Membership-related items | 1 | Requires enterprise access or admin permissions |
About This Feature
Overview
Prevent Company File Transfer Outside is a document security control in WPS365 on Windows. It is designed to stop members from copying, moving, or saving company documents to personal cloud documents or other storage locations outside the organization.
This feature is suitable for organizations that need to manage where company documents can circulate. After it is enabled, normal internal collaboration can continue, while transfer actions that move company files outside the organization are restricted.
System Requirements
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Operating system | A Windows device that can run the WPS365 client normally |
| App version | It is recommended to use the latest WPS365 or WPS Office client for Windows |
| Network | A stable network connection is recommended when opening the admin console and saving the policy |
| Other | Admin access to the enterprise management console is required, and the organization must have the related enterprise plan enabled |
Download & Installation
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Official download | WPS Office Free Download |
| Check after installation | Open the WPS365 client and confirm that the admin console entry is available in the lower-left area of the home page |
Source: WPS download page
Compare with Alternatives
| Dimension | WPS | Microsoft | Notion | Adobe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capability Summary | Provides an admin-side switch that can directly restrict members from copying, moving, or saving company documents to locations outside the organization. | Microsoft Purview DLP helps identify, monitor, and automatically protect sensitive data across enterprise applications, devices, and some transmission scenarios. | Google Workspace lets admins control whether users can share Drive files and folders outside the organization and can limit sharing to trusted domains. | Notion enterprise security settings can disable public sharing, disable guests, disable moving or duplicating pages to other workspaces, and disable export. | Adobe enterprise sharing restrictions can limit public link sharing and restrict sharing to organization members and trusted users. |
| WPS Advantages | Advantage: The admin entry is centralized for this file transfer control scenario. Distinct: The rule target is focused on preventing company files from being transferred outside the organization. | Compared with WPS: Coverage is broader, but setup is usually policy-driven across DLP workloads. | Compared with WPS: The focus is external sharing governance and trusted-domain controls in Drive. | Compared with WPS: Controls are centered on workspace sharing, guests, export, and moving content across workspaces. | Compared with WPS: Controls focus on organization-owned asset sharing boundaries and trusted external collaboration. |
| Official Source | — | Microsoft Purview DLP | Google external sharing management | Notion enterprise security provisions | Adobe sharing restrictions |
Overall Conclusion
If your organization wants a direct control for preventing company documents from being moved to outside locations, WPS offers a focused admin path for that scenario. Other platforms also provide external sharing or data protection controls, but their setup scope is often broader and may fit organizations that already manage those ecosystems.
Use Cases
| No. | Scenario | Suitable for | Main issue | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preventing company material leakage | Enterprise administrators | Members may move company documents to personal spaces for continued storage | Turn on Prevent Company File Transfer Outside |
| 2 | Managing internal collaboration boundaries | Security and compliance owners | Internal collaboration must remain available while external transfer is restricted | Use the admin policy to limit copy, move, and save actions to outside locations |
| 3 | Protecting sensitive project files | Project owners | Project documents should not circulate to outside storage | Apply a unified transfer restriction to company documents |
| 4 | Standardizing employee handling rules | IT administrators | Employees may be used to copying company files to personal cloud storage | Block the related actions with a policy |
| 5 | Working with download restrictions | Enterprise administrators | A single restriction may not cover more outbound paths | Use this control together with related document security policies such as download restrictions |
Membership & Benefits
This section explains plan-related access for this feature, including a simple free-versus-paid view, recommendation guidance, and the official subscription path.
Free vs WPS Premium
| Capability | Free users | WPS Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise document security console | ❌ | Requires an enterprise plan or the related enterprise service access |
| Basic office features | ✅ | ✅ |
| More advanced office and enterprise capabilities | Limited | Available according to the purchased plan |
Source: WPS Office pricing page
Recommendations
| Scenario | Recommended plan | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Personal everyday document work | Free | Suitable for basic viewing and editing |
| Enterprise document security management | Enterprise plan or related paid plan | Required for admin-side security controls and organization-level policies |
How to Subscribe
- To review available plans and subscribe through the official channel, visit Subscribe to WPS.
Source: WPS Office pricing page