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Data retention settings

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Data retention settings

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- [Narrator] In addition to the 93-day default recycle bin limit, it's possible to set much longer data retention time pulses within Office 365. There are configured as part of the data loss prevention or DLP functionality and you can prevent the intentional or accidental deletion of files for many years. This is useful if you need to comply with internal policies or industry regulations. For example, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the USA might require you to retain certain types of content for seven years. The Microsoft 365 security and compliance center provides advanced information governance features for documents and sites for Office 365. If you want retention policies that apply to mailboxes then you'll require an Office 365 Enterprise E3 or E5 plan or a Microsoft 365 Enterprise E3 or E5 plan. Let's that a look at data retention policies within Microsoft 365. I've signed in as a global administrator and I've clicked…

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