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sakhareashwin
Dec 05, 2025Copper Contributor
Need to Purge DiscoveryHolds Data from Archive Mailbox in Exchange Online
Hello Team, I am working on an Exchange Online mailbox where the archive mailbox has accumulated a large amount of data (over 335 GB) under the Recoverable Items → DiscoveryHolds folder. The mailbox...
andydavid1
Dec 06, 2025Brass Contributor
Prob not the case for you, but verify that someone didn't enable Adaptive Protection in Purview. That places an org-wide hold on mailboxes - even ones that are flagged as risky.