

We recommend that you turn the policy on for some users and test the experience with the apps used in your organization. App impactīlocking download may impact the user experience in some apps, including some Office apps. ExcludedBlockDownloadGroupIds Exempts users from the mentioned groups from this policy and they can fully download any content for the site. ExcludeBlockDownloadPolicySiteOwners $true Exempts site owners from this policy and they can fully download any content for the site. The following parameters can be used with this cmdlet to fine-tune it. Set-SPOSite -Identity -BlockDownloadPolicy $trueįor example, Set-SPOSite -Identity -BlockDownloadPolicy $trueĮxempting users and groups from the policy To learn how, see Getting started with SharePoint Online Management Shell. If you installed a previous version of the SharePoint Online Management Shell, go to Add or remove programs and uninstall "SharePoint Online Management Shell."Ĭonnect to SharePoint as a Global Administrator or SharePoint Administrator in Microsoft 365.

To use PowerShell: Download the latest SharePoint Online Management Shell. How to set this policy for a SharePoint site This feature requires a Microsoft Syntex - SharePoint Advanced Management license. For more information, see Block the download of Teams meeting recording files from SharePoint or OneDrive. Note that you can block the download of Teams meeting recording files specifically if you need to. When web access is limited, users will see this message at the top of sites, "Your organization doesn't allow you to download, print, or sync from this site. They also won't be able to access content through apps, including the Microsoft Office desktop apps.

Users have browser-only access with no ability to download, print, or sync files. This feature can be set for individual sites and cannot be set at the organization level.īlocking download of files allows users to remain productive while addressing the risk of accidental data loss.

This feature does not need Azure Active Directory conditional access policies. Some features in this article require Microsoft Syntex - SharePoint Advanced ManagementĪs a SharePoint Administrator or Global Administrator in Microsoft 365, you can block download of files from SharePoint sites or OneDrive.
