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Microsoft to Introduce Auto-Expiration for Teams Meeting Recordings
In September 2021, Microsoft will introduce a new auto-expiration feature for Teams meeting recordings stored in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online. By default, recordings will be moved ...
What if the file is moved to a new location? Let's say a video archive library located on a SharePoint site? Will it prevent it from being expired?
UP That was actually a question to TonyRedmond 😉
Deleted Just read the following from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/cloud-recording#auto-expiration-of-teams-meeting-recordings:
What happens if I copy or move the TMR to a different location or site?
The date is only retained for a moved TMR file. A copied file will not have the expiration date, just like a re-uploaded TMR.
We got a message on Jan 31st that the default expiration has changed from 60 days to 120 days, but the documentation hasn't been updated since Jan 25th, so it still says 60 days.
- That's true. 120 days is the new default expiration period, chosen to give people extra time before Teams removes video recordings. The documentation update will likely arrive before the capability rolls out in late March (see MC274188, published January 31). The delay is because Microsoft is very careful when introducing new features that remove user data...
