RM515172 - Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management-Auto-Archive for Exchange Online

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Status

Launched

Release

General Availability
Preview

Last Updated

Jan 29, 2026

Published Oct 23, 2025

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

Launched
General Availability
Preview
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Summary

A new capability called Auto-Archiving for Exchange Online will enter public preview in November 2025 (currently under private preview for selected customers). When a user's mailbox utilization exceeds 95% of its quota and archive mailbox is present, this feature automatically moves the oldest items excluding those tagged with “Never Move to Archive” from the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox to prevent mail flow disruptions by keeping usage below the safe threshold of 95% of mailbox quota.

Description

A new capability called Auto-Archiving for Exchange Online will enter public preview in November 2025 (currently under private preview for selected customers). When a user's mailbox utilization exceeds 95% of its quota and archive mailbox is present, this feature automatically moves the oldest items excluding those tagged with “Never Move to Archive” from the primary mailbox to the archive mailbox to prevent mail flow disruptions by keeping usage below the safe threshold of 95% of mailbox quota.

GA date: January CY2026

Preview date: November CY2025