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__AlexXx__
Aug 27, 2024Brass Contributor
Email Retention Compliance Policy
Hi All, I created a new Retention Policy under Data Lifecycle Management > Retention Policies then applied only to my mailbox for testing purposes. The policy was created about 10 days ago, that...
- Aug 27, 2024Retention policies does not prevent deletion by the end user. They work by ensuring even deleted messages can be searched, as they are stored in a separate subfolder of the Recovereable items, which you cannot access by any client. What you see as "recoverable items" in Outlook is the Deletions folder, whereas items subject to retention policies end up in the Purges one (or some others, depending on the method).
For more details, read here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/recoverable-items-folder/recoverable-items-folder
VasilMichev
Aug 27, 2024MVP
Retention policies does not prevent deletion by the end user. They work by ensuring even deleted messages can be searched, as they are stored in a separate subfolder of the Recovereable items, which you cannot access by any client. What you see as "recoverable items" in Outlook is the Deletions folder, whereas items subject to retention policies end up in the Purges one (or some others, depending on the method).
For more details, read here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/recoverable-items-folder/recoverable-items-folder
For more details, read here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/recoverable-items-folder/recoverable-items-folder
__AlexXx__
Aug 28, 2024Brass Contributor
Understood, so if I need to recovery some messages deletes by the end user, the correct way is to use Ediscovery, isnt it?
Thanks for quick response!
Thanks for quick response!
- Dan_SnapeAug 29, 2024Bronze ContributorYes, eDiscovery is the method used to recover deleted items when a retention policy is applied