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Cannot delete folders with items in them - Bug or Feature?
So Microsoft removed every hold of every Office 365 Groups SharePoint Site.
The behaviour is still weird though, or is this (cannot delete folders with items) normal for SharePoint Sites under eDiscovery Hold?
Hi Ivan,
There was someone with a similar porblem to yours https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_o365admin-mso_manage/error-message-you-have-to-delete-all-the-items-in/01fba4ef-8d8c-488b-8636-9a3ea5b999f1 , this is txt taken from part of the solution in the link
"note:it needs some times to take effect after disabling the hold. the error message will disappear at that time.
the users in ediscovery group who have the proper permissions can view or edit the case in https://protection.office.com/#/ediscovery. they can check which site is on hold with ediscovery case. here is https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/manage-ediscovery-cases-in-the-office-365-security-compliance-center-edea80d6-20a7-40fb-b8c4-5e8c8395f6da?ui=en-us&rs=en-gb&ad=gb for your reference."
Regards
Brad
So Microsoft removed every hold of every Office 365 Groups SharePoint Site.
The behaviour is still weird though, or is this (cannot delete folders with items) normal for SharePoint Sites under eDiscovery Hold?
This is a dumb side-effect that only makes it more difficult to administer the site.
Retention should mean that when files become deleted, that they are stored in the hold for X amount of years. I don't understand why Microsoft always incist on over-engineering things when they have proven time and time again they cannot develop even basic function correctly.- Having the same issues and we're in the middle of a SharePoint migration. So basic Microsoft fix it!
- coulda sworn a few months ago i could delete populated folders in SP and biz OD, but now i have to empty them first.
Didn't change existing retention policy.
What does work is usinrg file explorer w 3rd party Zee Drive to move or delete SP populated folders.
This is a dumb side-effect that only makes it more difficult to administer the site.
Retention should mean that when files become deleted, that they are stored in the hold for X amount of years. I don't understand why Microsoft always incist on over-engineering things when they have proven time and time again they cannot develop even basic function correctly.
