Formerly, all files uploaded to Yammer were stored in Yammer cloud storage. Once your organization gets these changes, all new files uploaded through Yammer in Microsoft 365 connected Yammer groups will be stored in the group’s default Share. Point document library. These files can still be accessed from within Yammer.
Yammer files are saved either in Yammer cloud storage, or for Microsoft 365 connected groups, some Yammer files are stored in Share, and point. Yammer files saved in Share. Point will be stored in Share. Point Online per your Share. Point Online data residency policy.
One way to consider this is a: In Yammer Enterprise, verified admins can export messages and uploaded files that are stored in Yammer, along with their metadata. The data export can also include any content that has been deleted, if the Archivedata retention option has been configured.
This begs the question “What is local data residency in Yammer?”
One common answer is, yammer offers local data residency to help meet data residency requirements. We commit to store message bodies and files attached to messages at rest within a specific geographical area (Geo). Yammer files are saved either in Yammer cloud storage, or for Microsoft 365 connected groups, some Yammer files are stored in Share, and point.
Are Yammer files stored in SharePoint?
Files are stored in Share. Point when they are uploaded to a Microsoft 365 connected Yammer group. This includes: Files that are attached to a message in a Microsoft 365 connected Yammer group. Files that are uploaded to a group from the Files page of an Microsoft 365 connected Yammer group.
A inquiry we ran across in our research was “What happens to my Yammer files when I move to SharePoint?”.
One way to consider this is once your organization gets these changes, all new files uploaded through Yammer in Microsoft 365 connected Yammer groups will be stored in the group’s default Share. Point document library. These files can still be accessed from within Yammer.
When is a file not a Microsoft 365 Connected Yammer group?
If the Yammer network does not use Microsoft 365 connected groups. This includes: When the location the file is being uploaded to is not a Microsoft 365 connected Yammer group: Groups that are not Microsoft 365 connected groups, including All Company, external groups, and secret groups.