Login as Global Admin in the tenant, Open вЂњ SharePoint Admin CenterвЂќ then Go to вЂњ User ProfilesвЂќ and Click on вЂњ Manage User PermissionsвЂњ Step 2: Removing permission to prevent users from automatic creation of personal site. Then scroll down and there is one more choice to hide вЂњ OneDrive Sync ButtonвЂќ and we need to toggle to вЂњ Hide the Sync buttonвЂњ.ДЄfter the change, the OneDrive icon will not appear in app-launcher for all users. To do that, go to the SharePoint admin Center > Settings > At the вЂњ Show or Hide OptionsвЂќ for OneDrive for Business, toggle to вЂњHideвЂќ button. However, the existing sync will still be same. Hence, we want this icon to disappear for all the users. In addition, the new users created in that time should not able to see the OneDrive for Business icon and create the personal site.

This steps are needed to wrap up the situation when we have not planned yet that how many users in the organization will be allowed to use the OneDrive and based on that, we will be creating a security group and adding the users to that group. Step 1: Disabling OneDrive Icon from the app-launcher. This article shows you the ways, which are more essential and the precautionary steps needed to implement this.Д¬aution: Before the implementation, every user must be informed to take the backup of files which have already been uploaded to OneDrive.

The challenge is, how this can be prevented for users when they may have already started syncing their files. And a very generic need in most of the organization is that they do not want their users to be able to sync files and folders from OneDrive For Business or a part of users to be restricted from use of this feature. OneDrive For Business is an integrated service in O365 which originates with its root in SharePoint online.

How to remove onedrive for business