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Fwarokka
Jun 11, 2019Copper Contributor
Research on the built in data backup capabilities of office 365?
Hi everyone, I’m doing a research for my company on the built in data backup capabilities of office 365 , and I have a couple questions that I hope you guys can help me with . Email: 1.can ...
Jun 11, 2019
1. No PIT restore! OFFICE 365 doesn’t work this way!
See here how exchange works regarding backup and restore incl retention:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/high-availability-and-business-continuity
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/back-up-email
Regarding sharepoint and OD it works in a similar way with a 2 stage recycle bin and 93 days combined! 30 days for lists and libraries, collection sites etc
MS also backs up the infrastructure 14 days back afaik! You have to contact them to do a restore here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/office-365-sharepoint-online-data-deletion
Also, to keep data etc you also use retention here!!
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/retention-policies
SharePoint use versioning (shadow copies)
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/how-does-versioning-work-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library-0f6cd105-974f-44a4-aadb-43ac5bdfd247
Also there is onedrive restore for disaster recovery, also rolling out for sharepoint!
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/restore-your-onedrive-fa231298-759d-41cf-bcd0-25ac53eb8a15
See here how exchange works regarding backup and restore incl retention:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/high-availability-and-business-continuity
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/back-up-email
Regarding sharepoint and OD it works in a similar way with a 2 stage recycle bin and 93 days combined! 30 days for lists and libraries, collection sites etc
MS also backs up the infrastructure 14 days back afaik! You have to contact them to do a restore here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/office-365-sharepoint-online-data-deletion
Also, to keep data etc you also use retention here!!
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/securitycompliance/retention-policies
SharePoint use versioning (shadow copies)
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/how-does-versioning-work-in-a-sharepoint-list-or-library-0f6cd105-974f-44a4-aadb-43ac5bdfd247
Also there is onedrive restore for disaster recovery, also rolling out for sharepoint!
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/restore-your-onedrive-fa231298-759d-41cf-bcd0-25ac53eb8a15