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Since Copilot pages are stored in SharePoint embedded container and we can't, as admins, change owners for a separated user's workspace, the data is at risk of being orphaned. When will the reassign owner/promote member to owner feature for the containers be available?
- dancontoso
Microsoft
Thanks, Chris, for your question. We designed user-owned content to be private by default, allowing users to assemble and reason over their Copilot responses without forced sharing or coauthoring, similar to OneDrive.
User-owned content/containers cannot be permanently reassigned to a new owner. Like OneDrive, these containers are managed with the user account and follow the same cleanup schedule: 30 days active, then soft deleted, and permanently purged 93 days after soft deletion. Admins can recover content during the soft delete period using the SharePoint Admin Center or PowerShell.
We are working on a feature for IT admins to assign additional temporary custodians during the cleanup period. These temporary custodians, like OneDrive workflows, will be able to copy data to a more permanent location, like a shared workspace, if needed. The date for this feature will be communicated via the M365 Public Roadmap. Look for something like 'departed user content workflows for user-owned containers.'
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