Microsoft 365 Archive Eliminates Reactivation Fees by March 31, 2025
We are excited to announce a significant update to Microsoft 365 Archive, our low-cost, long-term, compliant storage solution for inactive SharePoint content. By March 31, 2025, we will no longer charge a reactivation fee for SharePoint sites or content stored in the Microsoft 365 Archive. This change does not apply to archived OneDrive accounts. We’re making this change based on your feedback to simplify the process of archiving content in SharePoint, helping you fully benefit from the platform with less effort. Microsoft 365 Archive Launched in May 2024, Microsoft 365 Archive allows you to archive large volumes of data within minutes and reactivates content with just a few clicks. It retains search indexes, metadata, and Microsoft 365 compliance and security features while excluding archived data from Microsoft 365 Copilot outputs to reduce the risk of oversharing irrelevant or unmanaged data. Key changes No Reactivation Fee: By March 31, 2025, we will remove the reactivation fee for sites and content in the Archive storage tier. Deployment of this change will start in early March and will be live in all tenants by March 31. After that change is live in your tenant, reactivations will no longer incur a charge. This does not apply to OneDrive accounts, which will still incur their normal reactivation fee. Re-archiving Restrictions: There will be a restriction against re-archiving content for four months after it has been reactivated. This is to prevent constant movement of content in and out of the archive tier. When file-level archive is launched, it will also conform to the same free reactivation with limited re-archiving timelines. As a reminder, you can always reactivate recently archived content within 7 days instantly; however, content archived more than 7 days ago will have the same 24-hour reactivation delay that exists today. Common questions What are the new restrictions against re-archiving content that was recently reactivated? Instead of the reactivation fee, admins will be blocked from re-archiving a SharePoint site that was reactivated in the past 120 days. These restrictions will begin simultaneously with the removal of the reactivation fee. Will I still have 7 days to instantly reactivate recently archived sites? Yes, when a SharePoint site is archived, it can be reactivated instantly and for free within the first 7 days. Sites reactivated from this ‘recently archived’ state can be archived again immediately, if desired. Will I know when this change has been enabled for my tenant? Yes, the SharePoint admin center will indicate during reactivation whether the reactivation will still cost money or will be free when the admin confirms the reactivation of an archived site. Will this change apply to individual files when file-level archiving is available? Yes, the same behavior will apply to individual files when file-level archiving is possible. In other words, reactivating individual files that had previously been individually archived will not incur a reactivation fee. Closing This update will provide you with greater value and flexibility when managing your SharePoint content. By eliminating the reactivation fee, we aim to make it easier and more cost-effective for organizations to access and utilize their archived data. Stay tuned for more updates and enhancements as we continue to improve our solutions to better meet your needs. Calls to Action Learn more about Microsoft 365 Archive Visit our adoption hub page Access learn documentsPreserving strategic value: Microsoft 365 Archive + Preservica Active Digital Preservation
In the AI era, long-term content is no longer just a compliance overhead – it’s a strategic asset. From completed project sites in SharePoint to legacy records, organizations are increasingly required to retain critical, high-value content for decades to meet regulatory, legal, and operational needs, and for unlocking insights through AI.
What does the archive experience for OneDrive look like after the change to unlicensed accounts?
Based on this change, OneDrive accounts will be set to archive: Unlicensed OneDrive accounts subject to a retention policy, retention period, or legal hold will be automatically archived after 93 days of license removal. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/unlicensed-onedrive-accounts#enforcement-of-policy-changes-for-unlicensed-onedrive-accounts To test the experience, we attempted to run the PowerShell script used to archive a SharePoint site to a OneDrive site: Set-SPOSiteArchiveState https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/set-spositearchivestate?view=sharepoint-ps However, it does not appear that a OneDrive site type is supported with this script. Does anyone know what "archived" actually means in the context of a OneDrive account? Also, what will the experience be both from a user perspective and from an admin perspective? In SharePoint, there's a message indicating the site is in an archived state and admins can see a list of all archived sites via the admin center. I think a lot of confusion would be avoided if OneDrive "sites" appeared in a list like SharePoint sites do within the SharePoint admin center. Thank you!Exchange archive mailbox migration license issue
Hi all, I have a situation where my environment is in a hybrid state with users ready to migrate. Some users are over 100GB but less 240GB, the Microsoft article on migrating large mailboxes says i have to provision the cloud archive first, but the documentation on this says i need a license. What's confusing me is if assign a license before they migrate this creates a whole new mailbox and all sorts of screwy thing happen and you have to clean up etc.. so, you instead assign the license after the migration.., but the cloud archive docu. is saying I need to assign a license for the cloud archive first. Has this changed where i can create the Cloud archive on-prem and migrate without needing a mailbox? am i missing something?Microsoft 365 Archive, Enhanced Version Controls, and Microsoft 365 Backup For Scaled Storage Mgmt.
Microsoft 365 Archive (now generally available) and newly enhanced version controls (now in public preview) give customers a way to store or trim away inactive data as part of a proper data lifecycle management journey, keeping their data secure and relevant in the age of AI in a cost-effective manner. Microsoft 365 Backup (now in public preview) provides unparalleled performant recovery for their critical active data to maintain business continuity at otherwise unachievable speeds.How to Implement OAuth for a Bot-Based Message Extension App in Microsoft Teams for Graph API?
I have created a bot-based message extension app using the Teams Toolkit and need to call the Microsoft Graph API, which requires OAuth implementation. So far, I have created the app in the Teams Developer Portal, registered the app in Azure App registration, and registered the bot in the Bot Framework Developer Portal (dev.botframework.com). However, I am unclear about the OAuth flow and the specific configurations required. Can someone provide a detailed guide on how the OAuth flow works for a bot-based message extension in Microsoft Teams, the specific configurations needed in the Azure app registration, how to configure permissions and consent for accessing the Microsoft Graph API, and any additional settings required in the Teams Developer Portal or Bot Framework Developer Portal? Any guidance, code examples, or references to detailed documentation would be highly beneficial.
