OneDrive for Business - Admin Help

Get help with admin tasks for OneDrive for Business in an Office 365 environment. If you're looking for end-user help, see OneDrive for Business Help. If you're an admin for SharePoint Server, see the TechNet article for help setting up OneDrive for Business in an on-premises environment.

Get started

• Use the new OneDrive admin center

View reports

• View OneDrive usage reports

• View OneDrive activity reports

Manage syncing

• Get the latest sync client

• Deploy the new OneDrive sync client in an enterprise environment

• Configure the new OneDrive sync client on macOS

• Administrative settings for the new OneDrive sync client

• Allow syncing only on computers joined to specific domains

• Block syncing of specific file types

• Transition from the previous OneDrive for Business sync client

• Sync your OneDrive with the new sync client

• Sync SharePoint files using the new OneDrive sync client

• Which OneDrive sync client am I using?

• Redirect known folders to OneDrive for Business

• Ports and URLs required for OneDrive for Business

• New OneDrive sync client release notes

• Restrictions and limits when using the new sync client

• Prevent users from installing the OneDrive sync client

Manage users

• Set the default storage space

• Preserve OneDrive files after users leave the organization

• What happens in user profiles when a OneDrive user leaves your organization

• Training for users: Store, share, and sync files in OneDrive for Business

Manage sharing and security

• How file encryption works in OneDrive for Business

• Create a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy for OneDrive for Business

• Office 365 Security and Compliance Center

• Prevent users from saving work files to their personal OneDrive accounts

• Manage external sharing

• Control access based on network location or app

• Control access to features in the OneDrive and SharePoint mobile apps

• Allow Microsoft support engineers access to your Office 365 data for support issues

• File Security in Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive for Business (downloadable whitepaper)

Troubleshoot

• Fix OneDrive sync problems

• Get help by emailing the OneDrive support team