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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies

#392838 · In development · February 2025 preview · October 2026 rollout

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Preview availableFebruary 2025Rollout startOctober 2026

The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail.

Added to roadmap: 22 mei 2024 | Last modified: 8 sep 2026