Excluding an Individual User from OneDrive for Business Backup Content

You can manually remove individual users from OneDrive for Business backup content using the Exclude Content tool. When you exclude a user, backup jobs no longer run on that user account.

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, in the upper-right area of the page click Add.

   The Configure Content page appears.

4. Select Exclude content from backup, and then click Next.

   The Exclude Content tool appears.

5. Under Standard, select Users, and then click Next.

   The Content tab appears.

6. In the list, select the users that you want to exclude from backups, and then click Next.

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

   The Summary tab appears.

8. Click Submit.