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What is a preservation hold library?
A Preservation Hold ensures that original copies, prior to any edits or deletions, of emails and files are preserved in a Microsoft 365 Preservation Library. The Preservation Library ensures that there is no loss of data through accidental or willful deletion or editing of items under a Preservation Hold.
How do I get rid of OneDrive preservation hold library?
To delete a Preservation Hold Setting, delete all projects using the setting first. To learn how to delete projects, see Projects. Once the projects have been deleted, navigate to the Preservation Hold Setting and click the Delete button.
How to set a retention policy for a document library?
To configure retention or deletion policy for a document library and folders, click on Change source or configure library schedule. To set a custom retention policy for a document library, click on Add a retention stage… You will then see a familiar menu (pop-up) where you can set your retention policy.
How often is content deleted from preservation hold library?
This timer job runs every seven days, which means that together with the minimal 30 days, it can take up to 37 days for content to be deleted from the Preservation Hold library. This behavior for copying files into the Preservation Hold library applies to content that exists when the retention settings were applied.
How to disable site collection and folder based retention?
To disable, follow these steps: Go to the root of the site collection, then Gear Icon > Site Settings. Site Collection Features (under Site Collection Administration) Navigate to Library and Folder based Retention, then click Deactivate. You will then get a warning message, click on Deactivate this feature.
When is the retention settings are to retain and delete?
When the retention settings are to retain and delete: If the content is modified or deleted during the retention period, a copy of the original content as it existed when the retention settings were assigned is created in the Preservation Hold library. There, the timer job identifies items whose retention period has expired.