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RM561208 - Microsoft Purview: Data Lifecycle Management – Archive OneDrive and SharePoint files under retention

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Summary

Retention based file archiving moves inactive content to low-cost storage, lowering costs without compromising on Compliance - while keeping data discoverable and Copilot results highly relevant.

Roadmap ID

561208

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Last Updated

Jun 10, 2026

Published May 5, 2026

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Status

In development

Release

General Availability
Preview

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

In development
General Availability
Preview
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Retention based file archiving moves inactive content to low-cost storage, lowering costs without compromising on Compliance - while keeping data discoverable and Copilot results highly relevant.

GA date: August CY2026

Preview date: June CY2026

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since May 5, 2026. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. Jun 10, 2026 · 11:00 PMLatest · v2

    Changed: Body, Tags, Release phase

  2. May 5, 2026 · 11:00 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version

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