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Do user licenses affect application of Retention Policy?
I'm really confused on this. Example scenario: Let's say AAD end user John owns a file in OneDrive named "reports". A retention policy is defined for OneDrive to retain everything for x days (the ...
VasilMichev Please let me check that I understand this correctly. Essentially, when I create a Retention Policy, I'd select a location, then subselect only a group of users that has one of these licenses = "Microsoft 365 E5/A5, Microsoft 365 E5/A5 Compliance, Microsoft 365 Information Protection and Governance, Office 365 E5/A5, and Office 365 Advanced Compliance" (as listed on the URL)?
You can select any location, including those corresponding to unlicensed users. Again, Microsoft doesn't enforce licensing requirements in code, so many features will just work. It's up to you to make sure you are aligned with the EULAs.