# Excluding an Individual AD Group from Exchange Online Backup Content

You can manually remove individual AD groups from Exchange Online backup content using the Exclude Content tool. When you exclude an AD group, backup jobs no longer run on the users in the AD group.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Microsoft 365.

   The Microsoft 365 Overview page appears.

2. On the Apps tab, click the app.

   The Overview page of the app appears.

3. On the Content tab, in the upper-right area of the page click Add.

   The Configure Content page appears.

4. Select Exclude content from backup, and then click Next.

   The Exclude Content tool appears.

5. Under Advanced, select AD groups, and then click Next.

   The Content tab appears.

6. In the list, select the groups that you want to exclude from backups, and then click Next.

   The Summary tab appears.

7. Click Submit.

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