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SharePoint files deleted and unrecoverable
Because it's almost impossible to delete a file in SharePoint.
So to delete a file you need to do a hard delete using powershell. If you delete files regularly you can always restore them from the recycle bin and then first and second stage bin.
So your data is saved for atleast 93 days after deletetion.
Another option is to make the support restore your tenant to a previous point but then your data that you've created after that point will be deleted. Imaging restore from a on a laptopFor example for data that needs to be saved 10 years, there is retention labels that makes it not possible to delete data, so if you tag it with that label, the settings for that label will apply for the item
Hi AFigah,
I am afraid nobody will be able to help you. I would also like do add:
1. OneDrive Sync app
I advise my customers against using Microsoft 365 Desktop apps and the OneDrive Sync app because
- End-users will not always remediate local sync-issues immediately which will eventually turn out into a versioning- and backuphell. I know Microsoft provides the "OneDrive sync health dashboard" but not all customers will deploy this feature or keep track of the overal OneDrive health.
- Accidental (mass) deletion can't be prevented
Please always use the online apps (portal.office.com) or MS Teams.
2. Backup
SharePoint is a sync- and not a backup solution. SharePoint has a soft-delete feature (recycle bin), but backups have to be executed by third-party products such as Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Always check that the product can backup all components such as SharePoint list.
Thank you for the feedback.
Nevertheless, how come Microsoft Developers did not foresee such cases or solution for "disaster recovery"?
So it is a real "disaster" when document libraries are vanished and can not be recovered...
For example in Germany Tax related documents must be kept for 10 years...
Because it's almost impossible to delete a file in SharePoint.
So to delete a file you need to do a hard delete using powershell. If you delete files regularly you can always restore them from the recycle bin and then first and second stage bin.
So your data is saved for atleast 93 days after deletetion.
Another option is to make the support restore your tenant to a previous point but then your data that you've created after that point will be deleted. Imaging restore from a on a laptopFor example for data that needs to be saved 10 years, there is retention labels that makes it not possible to delete data, so if you tag it with that label, the settings for that label will apply for the item