Sharepoint retention Label - files not being deleted

[MVC_User]

Hi.

I created a Retenion Label and its policy (as a test) to delte files in a spcific sharepoting folder 3 days after last moficied date.

after 6 days, the files are still in the same location and i can still edit them.

I was expecting the files will be delted from that folder after 3 days. Any ideas why it might not be working?

thank you

[#2]

Hi,
Just so you're aware, Retention Policies can take up to Seven Days to apply due to the time the engine runs in the background at the service-side. Furthermore, they can also take the same amount of time to process the deletion of data.
Ry

[#3]

@MVC_User what about for retention labels not working for over 2 months? Retention label is set to retain then auto-delete after 30 days. Thanks for your time.

[#4 · Accepted solution]

Perhaps this will give some pointers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/retention?view=o365-worldwide#the-princip...

[#5]

@ChristianJBergstrom Thank you for your response! I'll dig further in my environment. :)