Apply Sensitivity Labels to Document Libraries in SharePoint

𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭.

We’ve always been able to apply sensitivity labels at the item-level, like files, folders, but applying them at the library level in SharePoint has been a long-standing gap.

🏅That changes now. Microsoft Purview introduces a new capability that lets you apply a sensitivity label directly at the library level.

• All unprotected and unlabeled files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDFs) in that library get the label instantly.
• Files stay protected when downloaded, with permissions continuously checked against the original library.
• Remove someone’s access from the library, and they lose access to already-downloaded files too.

General availability began in early August, so this feature should now be live across all tenants.

If you’re using sensitivity labels, I’d recommend testing this first on non-production sites once available, just to get familiar with how it works.

Read here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels-sharepoint-extend-permissions