diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/__snapshots__/message_export_settings.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/__snapshots__/message_export_settings.test.tsx.snap
index 0a9c2af51b..195d707ada 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/__snapshots__/message_export_settings.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/__snapshots__/message_export_settings.test.tsx.snap
@@ -67,17 +67,25 @@ exports[`components/MessageExportSettings should match snapshot, disabled, actia
       <Memo(DropdownSetting)
         disabled={true}
         helpText={
-          <FormattedMarkdownMessage
-            defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.{lineBreak} {lineBreak}For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured [Local Storage Directory]({url}). For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
-            id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.description"
-            values={
-              Object {
-                "lineBreak": "
-",
-                "url": "http://localhost:8065/admin_console/environment/file_storage",
-              }
-            }
-          />
+          <React.Fragment>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.intro"
+              />
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured <a>Local Storage Directory</a>. For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.details"
+                values={
+                  Object {
+                    "a": [Function],
+                  }
+                }
+              />
+            </p>
+          </React.Fragment>
         }
         id="exportFormat"
         label={
@@ -223,17 +231,25 @@ exports[`components/MessageExportSettings should match snapshot, disabled, globa
       <Memo(DropdownSetting)
         disabled={true}
         helpText={
-          <FormattedMarkdownMessage
-            defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.{lineBreak} {lineBreak}For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured [Local Storage Directory]({url}). For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
-            id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.description"
-            values={
-              Object {
-                "lineBreak": "
-",
-                "url": "http://localhost:8065/admin_console/environment/file_storage",
-              }
-            }
-          />
+          <React.Fragment>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.intro"
+              />
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured <a>Local Storage Directory</a>. For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.details"
+                values={
+                  Object {
+                    "a": [Function],
+                  }
+                }
+              />
+            </p>
+          </React.Fragment>
         }
         id="exportFormat"
         label={
@@ -493,17 +509,25 @@ exports[`components/MessageExportSettings should match snapshot, enabled, actian
       <Memo(DropdownSetting)
         disabled={false}
         helpText={
-          <FormattedMarkdownMessage
-            defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.{lineBreak} {lineBreak}For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured [Local Storage Directory]({url}). For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
-            id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.description"
-            values={
-              Object {
-                "lineBreak": "
-",
-                "url": "http://localhost:8065/admin_console/environment/file_storage",
-              }
-            }
-          />
+          <React.Fragment>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.intro"
+              />
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured <a>Local Storage Directory</a>. For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.details"
+                values={
+                  Object {
+                    "a": [Function],
+                  }
+                }
+              />
+            </p>
+          </React.Fragment>
         }
         id="exportFormat"
         label={
@@ -649,17 +673,25 @@ exports[`components/MessageExportSettings should match snapshot, enabled, global
       <Memo(DropdownSetting)
         disabled={false}
         helpText={
-          <FormattedMarkdownMessage
-            defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.{lineBreak} {lineBreak}For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured [Local Storage Directory]({url}). For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
-            id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.description"
-            values={
-              Object {
-                "lineBreak": "
-",
-                "url": "http://localhost:8065/admin_console/environment/file_storage",
-              }
-            }
-          />
+          <React.Fragment>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.intro"
+              />
+            </p>
+            <p>
+              <Memo(MemoizedFormattedMessage)
+                defaultMessage="For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured <a>Local Storage Directory</a>. For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address."
+                id="admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.details"
+                values={
+                  Object {
+                    "a": [Function],
+                  }
+                }
+              />
+            </p>
+          </React.Fragment>
         }
         id="exportFormat"
         label={
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/message_export_settings.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/message_export_settings.tsx
index 950659fef3..c7c81aa629 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/message_export_settings.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/admin_console/message_export_settings.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ import React from 'react';
 import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
 import type {MessageDescriptor, WrappedComponentProps} from 'react-intl';
 import {FormattedMessage, defineMessage, defineMessages, injectIntl} from 'react-intl';
+import {Link} from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import type {AdminConfig} from '@mattermost/types/config';
 import type {Job} from '@mattermost/types/jobs';
 
 import ExternalLink from 'components/external_link';
-import FormattedMarkdownMessage from 'components/formatted_markdown_message';
 
 import {DocLinks, JobTypes, exportFormats} from 'utils/constants';
-import {getSiteURL} from 'utils/url';
 
 import type {BaseProps, BaseState} from './admin_settings';
 import AdminSettings from './admin_settings';
@@ -51,13 +50,21 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     exportJobStartTime_title: {id: 'admin.complianceExport.exportJobStartTime.title', defaultMessage: 'Compliance Export Time:'},
     exportJobStartTime_description: {id: 'admin.complianceExport.exportJobStartTime.description', defaultMessage: 'Set the start time of the daily scheduled compliance export job. Choose a time when fewer people are using your system. Must be a 24-hour time stamp in the form HH:MM.'},
     exportFormat_title: {id: 'admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.title', defaultMessage: 'Export Format:'},
-    exportFormat_description: {id: 'admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.description', defaultMessage: 'Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.{lineBreak} {lineBreak}For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured [Local Storage Directory]({url}). For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address.'},
+    exportFormat_description_intro: {
+        id: 'admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.intro',
+        defaultMessage: 'Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.'},
+    exportFormat_description_details: {
+        id: 'admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.details',
+        defaultMessage: 'For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured <a>Local Storage Directory</a>. For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address.'},
     createJob_title: {id: 'admin.complianceExport.createJob.title', defaultMessage: 'Run Compliance Export Job Now'},
     createJob_help: {id: 'admin.complianceExport.createJob.help', defaultMessage: 'Initiates a Compliance Export job immediately.'},
 });
 
-export const searchableStrings: Array<string|MessageDescriptor|[MessageDescriptor, {[key: string]: any}]> = [
-    [messages.exportFormat_description, {siteURL: ''}],
+export const searchableStrings: Array<
+string | MessageDescriptor | [MessageDescriptor, { [key: string]: any }]
+> = [
+    messages.exportFormat_description_intro,
+    messages.exportFormat_description_details,
     messages.complianceExportTitle,
     messages.complianceExportDesc,
     messages.exportJobStartTime_title,
@@ -308,13 +315,25 @@ export class MessageExportSettings extends AdminSettings<BaseProps & WrappedComp
         }
 
         const dropdownHelpText = (
-            <FormattedMarkdownMessage
-                {...messages.exportFormat_description}
-                values={{
-                    url: `${getSiteURL()}/admin_console/environment/file_storage`,
-                    lineBreak: '\n',
-                }}
-            />
+            <>
+                <p>
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                        {...messages.exportFormat_description_intro}
+                    />
+                </p>
+                <p>
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                        {...messages.exportFormat_description_details}
+                        values={{
+                            a: (chunks: string) => (
+                                <Link to='/admin_console/environment/file_storage'>
+                                    {chunks}
+                                </Link>
+                            ),
+                        }}
+                    />
+                </p>
+            </>
         );
 
         return (
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
index 012c93869a..6ac4e39a6c 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -584,9 +584,10 @@
   "admin.complianceExport.createJob.title": "Run Compliance Export Job Now",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.actiance": "Actiance XML",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.csv": "CSV",
-  "admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.description": "Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.\n \nFor Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the \"exports\" subdirectory of the configured [Local Storage Directory]({siteURL}/admin_console/environment/file_storage). For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address.",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.globalrelay": "Global Relay EML",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportFormat.title": "Export Format:",
+  "admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.details": "For Actiance XML, compliance export files are written to the exports subdirectory of the configured <a>Local Storage Directory</a>. For Global Relay EML, they are emailed to the configured email address.",
+  "admin.complianceExport.exportFormatDetail.intro": "Format of the compliance export. Corresponds to the system that you want to import the data into.",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportJobStartTime.description": "Set the start time of the daily scheduled compliance export job. Choose a time when fewer people are using your system. Must be a 24-hour time stamp in the form HH:MM.",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportJobStartTime.example": "E.g.: \"02:00\"",
   "admin.complianceExport.exportJobStartTime.title": "Compliance Export time:",