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AzureStanley
Dec 07, 2021Copper Contributor
How to prevent Onedrive synchronize with desktop
I am designing the OneDrive solution for a team, we would like to set limit them to access OneDrive in web or mobile only, but not allow them to sync with desktop. Which able to prevent have a co...
Mike Williams
Dec 07, 2021Iron Contributor
OneDrive is designed for individuals. For team use you should use SharePoint libraries so that organisational files are consistently managed and you have more granular control over who has access. You can disable offline synchronization on SP libraries.
- AzureStanleyDec 07, 2021Copper Contributor
Mike Williams Thank you Mike for your reply, we would like to setup individual storage (Onedrive) to each members and we can disable offline synchronization on SP libraries also?
- Mike WilliamsDec 08, 2021Iron Contributor
AzureStanley The OneDrive and SharePoint are set up separately. You are best to avoid trying to bend OneDrive to being a team solution, as it is a special case of a SharePoint doc library for individual users. If you want to create team storage with restrictions like stopping offline synchronization use SharePoint to store those files.