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Priority Cleanup V2: Faster, Simpler Data Purging for Exchange Online

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Victor Legat
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Mar 18, 2026

Planned enhancements, seeking customer feedback and collaboration during private preview before implementation

Enhancements Achieved with Exchange Priority Cleanup V2 Priority Cleanup (Use priority cleanup to expedite the permanent deletion of sensitive information from mailboxes | Microsoft Learn) was intr...
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srfndoc
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Mar 24, 2026

Another vote to bring back search-mailbox with the ability to delete items on hold.  It worked quickly, was able to test first and could be scoped with many different options.  We know this is possible as search-mailbox existed in EXO for a while. 

 

Do the right thing MS, bring it back, even if it can't delete on hold items.