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Petri-X
Sep 24, 2020Bronze Contributor
What are the differences between "eDiscovery Search" and "content search"
Hi, I thought if anybody is able to explain what are the differences with "eDiscovery Case Search" and "Content Search"and what are scenarios when to choose one over other? So far I have underst...
Stefanie_Bier
Microsoft
Oct 19, 2020Petri-X You are correct in that the only difference would be case access. When using the eDiscovery case, you can assign access to specific eDiscovery Managers. You can also manage preservation within an eDiscovery case. Both Content Search and the search within your eDiscovery case use the New-ComplianceSearch so there is no difference in the search operation.
- Joseph_GillespieDec 11, 2025Occasional Reader
Stefanie,
My organization uses Microsoft Purview eDiscovery. Since the transition earlier this year from Content Search to eDiscovery, we seem to have lost the ability to deduplicate search results from Exchange emails. That was an option in Content Search, and I can't find it any where in eDiscovery. What do I need to do to deduplicate search results?