Retention policies and labels

1. 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

Extracted automatically from Microsoft's wording. Confirm dates, conditions and whether they apply to you in the source before acting; a month or quarter is a window, not a day.

How this timeline changed

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1. 24 Oct 2026
   New dated step Will an existing label be overridden or removed?seen by ChangeIntel

   the end of June 2023
2. 24 Oct 2026
   No longer on the page Will an existing label be overridden or removed?seen by ChangeIntel

   the end of June 2023