View and edit backup policies in Microsoft 365 Backup (Preview)
Note
This feature is currently in preview and subject to change.
You can edit the scope of OneDrive accounts, SharePoint sites, and Exchange mailboxes associated with a backup policy. As part of edit, you can either add new accounts, sites, or mailboxes to or remove them from backup. Removing accounts, sites, and mailboxes from Microsoft 365 Backup doesn't mean existing backups will be deleted, rather it means additional backups will not be taken.
Select the OneDrive, SharePoint, or Exchange tab for steps to view and edit backup policies for that product.
Follow these steps to view and edit backup policies for OneDrive.
In the Microsoft 365 admin center, on the Microsoft 365 Backup page, in the OneDrive section, select Edit scope.
On the OneDrive accounts backup policy panel, on the Policy details tab, select Edit scope.
You can either add new accounts to or remove accounts from an existing OneDrive backup policy.
a. To add new accounts, on the Backed up accounts tab, select + Add accounts.
b. Select the accounts from the list. Once you have added accounts to the list, follow the prompts to update the policy.
c. To remove accounts from existing backup policy, on the Backed up accounts tab, select the accounts from the list, and then select Remove. Once you have done your changes, follow the prompts to remove the accounts.
Once you have done your changes, follow the prompts to update the policy.
Note
Removing accounts from backup policy means no future backups will be taken for those removed accounts. Existing backups for those accounts will not be deleted.
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