# Excluding an Individual Site from SharePoint Online Backup Content

You can manually remove individual sites from SharePoint Online backup content using the Exclude Content tool. When you exclude a site, backup jobs no longer run on that site.

## 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 Standard, select Sites, and then click Next.

   The Content tab appears.

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

   The Summary tab appears.

7. Click Submit.

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