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Stopping Copilot Access to SharePoint Online Sites and Document Libraries
Two methods exist to exclude a SharePoint sites from Copilot being able to use its contents – you can exclude the site (or document library) from search results or use sensitivity labels. Given the c...
I don't believe so. Even with restricted SharePoint search, the intention is that users always have access to their OneDrive. I took a look at the OneDrive settings (old site settngs) and don't see the same controls that exist to disable search results showing up from individual sites or document libraries. https://office365itpros.com/2024/02/21/exclude-sharepoint-site-from-copilot/
TonyRedmond I'm curious, with the SharePoint restricted search feature, you can still have CoPilot consume a doc if you explicitly reference it in CoPilot chat (per the thread here); but, if you try and reference a document on a site that's excluded from search/indexing via the method mentioned in your article, it doesn't work. I wonder why the difference?
- Restricted SharePoint Search stops Copilot being able to search for information outside the user's OneDrive and the 100 curated sites. But if a user explicitly references a document they can access, then Copilot can use it in a prompt. But if you try and find a document in a site that you have access to but can't search, Copilot can't find or use it.