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Good Day We are trying to understand if there is a way that we could block specific file types in being uploaded into OneDrive for business. Not sure we see an option on the admin center similar...
- Sure? There is settings for this , although haven’t tried them..
Also ms doc claims you can?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/block-file-types
Yes!! He is! This is of course a syncing prevention of that specific file type from the device! Nothing else!
Correct, I was referring about the possibility to block additional file types so usersd cannot upload them through the UI and unfortunately this is not possible and this is why: file types allowed in SPO are configured at the Web Application level in SharePoint, something we cannot do in SPO ;-)
- Yes, of course Juan
So to sum it up: not possible to prevent through UI, only when uploading when using sync from/to your device!
The setting does not prevent downloading when syncing of those file types if they already exist in onedrive
AdamThank you all for the response. So for example lets say I have a file locally on my machine and like to move it to OneDrive for Business but I do it through File Explorer as it has mapped already my OneDrive I could do a drag and drop or copy and paste (I would not using the web site/UI and clicking Upload>File to execute that action. In the even that we decide to try this file type syncing block, will that mean that I will not be able to drag and drop or copy and paste locally a blocked type file to OneDrive via File Explorer? Thanks!
Yes, exactly! It will take in affect when you sync the file , not uploading it via UI
