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how to recover from a ransomware attack that encrypts files on sharepoint
Hi all: I work for a small organization that relies on Office 365 sharepoint sites. All 20 users have 365 for business licenses. I have my team set up using onedrive syncing the sharepoint sit...
There isn't an equivalent feature as there is for https://support.office.com/en-us/article/restore-your-onedrive-fa231298-759d-41cf-bcd0-25ac53eb8a15. Microsoft can on request via support, I understand restore a site collection for this sort of situation with mass data loss. It's alluded to here - https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/sposupport/2016/09/19/handling-ransomware-in-sharepoint-online/. It's not a particular flexible option but it's good to have the possibility at least.
severt There are a few more details here http://icansharepoint.com/restoration-options-sharepoint-online/ and 'Getting a Microsoft restoration' as well as what else is available.
It hasn't been released yet for SharePoint, the feature is Files Restore in OneDrive, but still waiting on the SharePoint one to be enabled.