Retention policies and labels

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Observation details · observed 24 Oct 01:13 UTC

Observed by ChangeIntel: 24 Oct 01:13 UTC
Source update metadata: 23 Jul 17:35 UTC
First observed on this installation: 8 Oct 23:29 UTC
Last successful check: today 01:54 UTC
Next check due: today 07:54 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of 24 Oct 01:13 UTC

Published timing needs confirmation June 2023 most recent · 3 years ago

1 date
1 relative period
20 undated sections
73 with conditions
2 recorded changes

June 2023 3 years agomonth windowthe end of
- Will an existing label be overridden or removed?MilestoneScope1 condition

Relative periods

Counted from an event the source describes, such as installing an update; they are not calendar dates.

for 30 days · within 30 daysReleasing a policy for retentionException4 conditions

Requirements, exceptions and scope

GuidanceRequirementException4 conditions5 passages
Reduce your risk in the event of litigation or a security breach by permanently deleting old content that you're no longer required to keep.…
Help…
Retention policies and retention labelsExceptionRecommendation4 conditions2 passages
Retention policiesRequirementExceptionScope5 conditions4 passages
Retention labelsRequirement1 passage
Dynamically mitigate the risk of accidental or malicious deletesRequirementException2 conditions1 passage
Override holds to reclaim disk space or permanently delete sensitive informationRequirementScope2 conditions2 passages
Only one retention label at a timeExceptionScope28 conditions18 passages
Will an existing label be overridden or removed?RequirementExceptionScope15 conditions27 passages
Monitoring retention labelsScope1 passage
When the retention period startsException3 conditions1 passage
Compare capabilities for retention policies and retention labelsException3 conditions3 passages
Combining retention policies and retention labelsException1 condition1 passage
Adaptive or static policy scopes for retentionRequirement4 conditions3 passages
Policy lookupRequirement1 passage
The principles of retention, or what takes precedence?RequirementException7 conditions5 passages
Use Preservation Lock to restrict changes to policiesRequirementScope1 condition2 passages
Releasing a policy for retentionRequirement5 conditions4 passages
Auditing retention configuration and actionsException1 condition1 passage
Auditing retention actionsException1 condition1 passage
Use retention policies and retention labels instead of older featuresRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation9 conditions11 passages

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How this timeline changed

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24 Oct 2026
New dated step Will an existing label be overridden or removed?seen by ChangeIntel
the end of June 2023
24 Oct 2026
No longer on the page Will an existing label be overridden or removed?seen by ChangeIntel
~~the end of June 2023~~

Observed history and review priority

Captured 24 Oct 01:13 UTC; extracted 24 Oct 01:13 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.

Review priority. Previously extracted guidance is missing from a later capture · Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review

0 date changes and 0 condition changes across 1 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 6 hours.

Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.

Retained observations · 3

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24 Oct 01:13 UTC · 121 candidates
13 Oct 00:24 UTC · 121 candidates
8 Oct 23:29 UTC · 93 candidates

No related evidence found in this installation's recent collection. This does not establish that no announcement exists.

Retained observations

24 Oct 01:13 UTC · shown above
13 Oct 00:24 UTC
The page title or its body outside the tracked passages changed. Review the source for its effect.
8 Oct 23:29 UTC
Baseline for retained history; no earlier retained text to compare.

What changed

First observed 18 Oct 2026

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