How to remove/UnSync OneDrive files off users laptops? Enterprise Environment

Question

My company is making the change from allowing users to sync SharePoint files and folders onto their laptops to, only being able to view said documents "Online-Only" (using OneDrive).

I have investigated the follow options provided by Microsoft for "Limit sync for SharePoint site" https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/limit-sync-for-a-sharepoint-site-e17bf52b-fa5d-41cf-9eb0-d3812542424e and this works great for new hires as the option to sync is removed, forcing users to view the documents Online Only. However, for the folks that already have the data synced to their laptops, said data remains after making the change. Is there any known ways to force an Un Sync from the admin side of things? Ensuring SharePoint data is no longer stored locally on the users laptop?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi @Mason Butts ,

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For files that are not synchronized, you can force users to view them online by removing the synchronization option. However, for files that have been synchronized to the local computer, unfortunately, SharePoint currently does not have the ability to delete them. The recommended method is to let users delete them.

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