Why am I getting the “Your organization's data cannot be pasted here” message?

[Sophie Evans]

I am trying to add some work data from one Excel file to another and am getting this message again and again. What does it mean?

 

[Mohit92]

The message “Your organization’s data cannot be pasted here” usually means your company’s security policy is preventing work data from being copied into that particular Excel file or application. This is commonly controlled by Microsoft Intune or Microsoft 365 data-loss prevention (DLP) policies.

Try pasting into another approved work location, such as a company-managed Excel file or OneDrive/SharePoint. If it still doesn’t work, contact your IT administrator, because you generally cannot override an organization-enforced restriction yourself.