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What happens after you publish a Retention Policy on a SharePoint site. Your site will now get a Preservation Hold Library (more on it below). It is a special library that retains content during the retention period in case document has been modified or deleted.
What is created when a retention policy is targeted for a SharePoint location?
Retention policies applied to a SharePoint site or OneDrive account result in the creation of a hidden Preservation Hold library as noted above. Retention policies applied to Exchange user mailboxes apply the policy to the mailbox. For public folders, the retention policy is applied at the folder level.
How a retention policy works with content in place?
When content has retention settings assigned to it, that content remains in its original location. People can continue to work with their documents or mail as if nothing’s changed. But if they edit or delete content that’s included in the retention policy, a copy of the content is automatically retained.
How to add a SharePoint site to a retention policy?
You can add a SharePoint site/Office 365 Group to a retention policy during a provisioning process. Reference: PowerShell cmdlets for Retention Policies For a NEW Retention policy… use the New-RetentionCompliancePolicy cmdlet to create a new retention policy in the Compliance Center and associate a location to it.
How to create a retention policy in Microsoft 365?
From the Microsoft 365 compliance center, select Policies > Retention. Select New retention policy to start the Create retention policy wizard, and name your new retention policy. For the Choose locations page, toggle on or off any of the locations except the locations for Teams.
Can a Azure automation site be included in a retention policy?
If you are using Azure Automation to provision a site, you could include a new site in a retention policy with the Set-RetentionCompliancePolicy cmdlet. Keep in mind the limitations identified above for the maximum number of inclusions allowed. Pros: Cons:
Can a retention policy both retain and delete content?
A retention policy can both retain and then delete content, or delete old content without retaining it. If your retention policy deletes content, it’s important to understand that the time period specified for a retention policy is calculated from the time when the content was created or modified, not the time since the policy was assigned.