Share via

Issue Summary: Our Microsoft Fabric trial has recently expired, and upon review, we have discovered that all objects and data within our POC (Proof of Concept) Fabric environment are no longer accessible and appear to be missing.

Manisankar Vr 45 Reputation points
2026-04-28T12:30:56.15+00:00

Hi Team,

I am writing to raise an urgent concern regarding our Microsoft Fabric Trial environment and request immediate assistance.

Issue Summary: Our Microsoft Fabric trial has recently expired, and upon review, we have discovered that all objects and data within our POC (Proof of Concept) Fabric environment are no longer accessible and appear to be missing.

Details:

  • Environment: Microsoft Fabric – POC Tenant
  • Issue: All Fabric objects (workspaces, datasets, reports, pipelines, etc.) are missing following the trial expiration
  • Impact: Complete loss of visibility into our POC environment and all associated objects and data

Clarification Required: Before we proceed with upgrading to a paid license, we would like Microsoft to confirm the following:

  1. Is the data and are the objects still retained on Microsoft's backend following the trial expiration?
  2. Will upgrading to a paid license restore all previously created objects and data in full?
  3. If not, what is the recovery process, and is there a time window within which we must act to avoid permanent data loss?

Request: We kindly ask that you investigate this at the earliest and provide guidance on the best course of action to recover our POC environment without permanent data loss.

 

I am writing to raise an urgent concern regarding our Microsoft Fabric Trial environment and request immediate assistance.

Issue Summary: Our Microsoft Fabric trial has recently expired, and upon review, we have discovered that all objects and data within our POC (Proof of Concept) Fabric environment are no longer accessible and appear to be missing.

Details:

  • Environment: Microsoft Fabric – POC Tenant
  • Issue: All Fabric objects (workspaces, datasets, reports, pipelines, etc.) are missing following the trial expiration
  • Impact: Complete loss of visibility into our POC environment and all associated objects and data

Clarification Required: Before we proceed with upgrading to a paid license, we would like Microsoft to confirm the following:

  1. Is the data and are the objects still retained on Microsoft's backend following the trial expiration?
  2. Will upgrading to a paid license restore all previously created objects and data in full?
  3. If not, what is the recovery process, and is there a time window within which we must act to avoid permanent data loss?

Request: We kindly ask that you investigate this at the earliest and provide guidance on the best course of action to recover our POC environment without permanent data loss.

 User's image

Community Center | Not monitored

Answer accepted by question author

Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,390 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-04-28T21:31:11.1833333+00:00

Hi @Manisankar Vr

Currently, Microsoft Q&A does not support Fabric-related issues. Please try posting your question in the official Microsoft Fabric community here: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/

That said, based on the behavior you described, this is expected when a Microsoft Fabric trial capacity expires, and it is important to act quickly to determine recoverability.

When the Fabric trial expires, the associated workspaces are automatically moved from the trial capacity to shared (Pro) capacity. As a result, non-Power BI Fabric artifacts such as Lakehouses, pipelines, dataflows, and other Fabric items become unusable immediately, which can make it appear as though all data and objects are missing.

However, this does not mean the data is immediately deleted.

Microsoft provides a retention window of approximately 7 days after trial expiration, during which the objects and data are still retained in the backend and can be fully recovered by assigning the workspace to a valid Fabric (F SKU) or Premium capacity.

If you upgrade to a paid Fabric capacity and reassign the affected workspaces within this retention period, all previously created objects and data should be restored in full.

If the retention window has already passed, then non-Power BI Fabric artifacts are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Power BI artifacts (such as reports and datasets) may still exist but may require reassignment to a supported capacity to become usable.

I recommend verifying when the trial expired and, if still within the retention window, assigning the workspaces to a paid capacity as soon as possible to recover your environment.

If the response helped, do "Accept Answer". If it doesn't work, please let us know the progress. All community members with similar questions will benefit by doing so. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

Was this answer helpful?

1 person found this answer helpful.

Answer accepted by question author

AI answer

2026-04-28T12:31:26.42+00:00
  1. When a Microsoft Fabric trial capacity expires, access to that trial capacity is revoked, and any workspaces that were assigned to it are automatically reassigned to shared (Pro) capacity. Non–Power BI Fabric items (for example, notebooks, pipelines, lakehouses) in those workspaces become inactive, but they are retained in the tenant for a limited time. All content remains stored in OneLake for 7 days after the trial expires.
  2. Upgrading to a paid Fabric capacity (F‑SKU) or Power BI Premium capacity (P‑SKU) does not by itself “bring back” the trial capacity, but it allows reactivation of the existing items. To restore functionality, assign the affected workspaces to a paid F or P capacity within the retention window. Once assigned, the previously created Fabric items become active again and can be used as before.
  3. Recovery process and time window:
    • After trial expiration, all Fabric content remains stored in OneLake for 7 days.
    • Within those 7 days, purchase a Fabric capacity (or use an existing F/P capacity) and reassign the workspaces that were on the trial capacity to that paid capacity. This reactivates the non–Power BI Fabric items and preserves the data.
    • If a Fabric capacity (including a trial capacity) is explicitly deleted, Fabric items in workspaces assigned to that capacity become unusable unless the workspaces are assigned to a different Fabric capacity within seven days of deletion.
    • If no action is taken within the 7‑day window, the documentation indicates that the items remain inactive and the data is not guaranteed to be recoverable.

For an urgent production‑impacting case (for example, if the trial expired more than 7 days ago or workspace reassignment does not surface the objects), open a support ticket through Microsoft Fabric support so the support team can review the specific tenant and capacity state.

References:

AI-generated content may be incorrect. Read our transparency notes for more information.

Was this answer helpful?

1 person found this answer helpful.

0 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest

Your answer

Answers can be marked as 'Accepted' by the question author and 'Recommended' by moderators, which helps users know the answer solved the author's problem.