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Creating a 'never delete' data retention policy in Microsoft 365
What is the process for creating a retention policy that prevents users from ever truly deleting any files permanently from SharePoint/Exchange/OneDrive/Teams? I'm fine if they 'think' they've deleted data, but want to have the option of restoring that data at any time for e-discovery purposes.
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- Hi,
You can go to https://compliance.microsoft.com/ login with Global Administrator and navigate to Data lifecycle management > Microsoft 365 > Retention Policies.
You need to mention the locations (EXO, Teams, Sharepoint) that you want to retain and then specify the retention age.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/create-retention-policies?view=o365-worldwide - There's nothing special about "never delete" policy, simply use the "retain items forever" setting and configure the rest as necessary.
