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alexrabbi
Jul 11, 2024Brass Contributor
delete files in Preservation hold library
Hi All, To create some free space, i would like to delete files from preservation hold library for all my sites in sharepoint. I believe all the files in Preservation hold library are user de...
- Jul 11, 2024
Hi alexrabbi.
The Preservation Hold Library keeps a copy of all modified or deleted files as enforced by the Retention policy or eDiscovery holds.
You can delete files from the Preservation Hold Library but you must be a site owner or site administrator to be able to do that.
You can find useful suggestions to clean up the Preservation Hold Library at https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2021/10/how-to-delete-files-from-preservation-hold-library.html.Bye.
IT-J03
Mar 19, 2025Copper Contributor
Thank you for the linked information!