OneDrive Personal users will be able to exclude certain file types from syncing with a feature recently announced by Microsoft. This feature allows users to OneDrive It allows them to choose specific types of files that they do not want to be uploaded to their personal account.
This feature will be especially useful for users who are low on storage space or want to block syncing of certain file types.
OneDrive The ability to exclude file types provides benefits to users in many situations:
- Optimizing Storage: You can use your storage more efficiently by excluding files that are particularly large or frequently used file types from syncing. For example, files like .mp3 or .mp4 can often be quite large, and syncing these files can quickly eat up your storage space.
- Providing Security: .exe, . Beat or . Ps1 By excluding potentially harmful file types such as OneDrive You can prevent it from being uploaded to your account and potentially synced to your other devices. This is an important step, especially for preventing the spread of malware.
File types, OneDrive in the settings "Exclude File Types” section. In this section, users OneDrive They can specify the types of files they do not want to be uploaded to their personal accounts.
Note: This setting blocks file types from being uploaded but not downloaded. If users already have blocked file types in their OneDrive, the files will sync to their computer, but any changes they make on their computer will not be uploaded.
How to Exclude Files in OneDrive?
First, we need to log in to the Sharepoint Administration Center.
We can continue our operations via the OneDrive Sync object in the Settings section of the portal.
In the Sync section, we need to write the file extensions we want to block in the "Block upload of specific file types" section.
After typing our file extensions, we can apply this process throughout our organization with the Save button.
Note: It takes 8 hours for the OneDrive setting to take effect.
