Adding AD Groups to OneDrive for Business Backup Content

You can add AD (Active Directory) groups to OneDrive for Business backup content so that all users in an AD group, including new users that are automatically discovered, are included in backups.

Procedure

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Office 365.

    The Office 365 Overview page appears.

  2. On the Apps tab, click the app.

    The Overview page of the app appears.

  3. On the Content tab, at the upper-right area of the page, click Add.

    The Configure Content page appears.

  4. Select Add content to backup, and then click Next.

    The Add Content tool appears.

  5. Under Advanced, select AD groups, and then click Next.

    The Content tab appears.

  6. Select the AD groups you want to add to the backup content, and then click Next.

    The Office 365 Plan tab appears.

  7. In the Office 365 plan list, select the plan you want to use to back up all users, and then click Next.

    The Summary tab appears.

  8. Click Submit.

Results

The next time the OneDrive for Business app is backed up, new users are automatically discovered and included in the backup.

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