Still have files modified before more than 2 days inside "PreservationHoldLibrary"

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I have defined this Retention Policy for a SharePoint site, to delete files after 2 days:-

Now after 1 week, a new library named "PreservationHoldLibrary" was created inside the site, for example when i delete a file , it will be moved to the Recycle Bin + to the "PreservationHoldLibrary" library. but i have noted that inside the Recycle Bin +inside "PreservationHoldLibrary" there are files modified before more than 2 days.. so what is the reason?, i thought since the retention policy will delete files modified before 2 days, then all those files should get removed,,

here is the recycle bin for 15 March:-

and the "PreservationHoldLibrary" ,library for 15 March:-

and the Documents library has files modified on 11 March:-

any advice what is wrong with our retention policy? we want to remove any file modified before more than 2 days?

daniellehaneveer · Answer

When you apply a retention policy and you have documents that are already created. They stay up to maximum of 30 days in reservation hold.

And in de recyclebin 30 tot 90 days. Before they are deleted permanently

itsbhatti · Answer

There are still files in the "PreservationHoldLibrary" that were changed more than two days ago.

johnjohn-peter · Answer

ItsBhattiyes, and this should not be the case, since i define to remove those after 2 days as per the retension policy setttings

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Still have files modified before more than 2 days inside "PreservationHoldLibrary"

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