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Dhiran Gajjar
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Nov 01, 2017
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Audit Downloaded files in SPO

We would like to have audit settings for items that are downloaded from a specific site collection. As this audit rule is not available in SPO, does the Office365 audit tool provide this functionalit...
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  • Cian Allner's avatar
    Cian Allner
    Nov 01, 2017

    Yes,  in the audit log in Office 365, under 'File and page activities' for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business., there is a 'Downloaded file' option.  This brings back when Users download a document from a site.  These results can be exported and be cleaned up in Excel as needed. Lot more info and how to get started in this link:

     

    https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Search-the-audit-log-in-the-Office-365-Security-Compliance-Center-0d4d0f35-390b-4518-800e-0c7ec95e946c

     

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Cian Allner
Silver Contributor
Nov 01, 2017

Yes,  in the audit log in Office 365, under 'File and page activities' for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business., there is a 'Downloaded file' option.  This brings back when Users download a document from a site.  These results can be exported and be cleaned up in Excel as needed. Lot more info and how to get started in this link:

 

https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Search-the-audit-log-in-the-Office-365-Security-Compliance-Center-0d4d0f35-390b-4518-800e-0c7ec95e946c

 

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