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Label group migration - existing files labelled with former parent labels
Hi, I have a question about behavior during migration from legacy parent labels to label groups. Historically, we were allowed to apply parent labels directly to content. In our environment, we hav...
Microsoft documents that label group migration does not retroactively change existing labels and that labels applied to content remain until explicitly changed:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels#label-groups
Label group migration affects label structure and future application only. Existing files retain their current label unless you intentionally relabel them.