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Updated Oct 08, 2025
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DebWalther-Skyterra
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Oct 08, 2025

When you archive a file, where does it go?  How can I administer it?  Do I have to have pay as you go billing set up? Any other configuration we Admins need to do to enable this or does it automagically appear?

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Trent Green
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Oct 08, 2025

Files archived with M365 Archive stay within the OneDrive and SharePoint services, honoring geo-residency requirements and offering the same high durability of OneDrive and SharePoint that you've come to rely on!  Effectively, archived files are just 'tiered' into colder storage. 

When it's available for SharePoint in a public preview early next year, file-level archive can be administered by admins after enabling it alongside pay-as-you-go billing.  Admins can choose which sites have file-level archive enabled