How to have back of everything for Azure Active Directory?

TestUser 40

I want to have backup of everything from Azure Active Directory. How to do it whats the procedure please help me guide it. If 3rd software also can be used Please help.

I use Azure active directory and Intune.

Chandra Boorla 2,525 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-07-19T06:31:15.0566667+00:00

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Dillon Silzer 57,431

Hello,

There is no native feature to backup them right now. You can however export your users and devices, but that will not help you in the need of a Disaster Recovery.

There are some third party software out in the market (I just googled and got this one):

https://download.manageengine.com/ad-recovery-manager/azure-ad-backup-and-restore.pdf

If this is helpful please accept as answer or upvote.

Best regards,

Dillon Silzer, Director | Cloudaen.com | Cloudaen Computing Solutions

Chandra Boorla 2,525 Microsoft Vendor

Hi @TestUser

Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.

In addition to the above answer,

Azure Active Directory does not provide a robust backup and recovery solution, instead, it only provides a Recycle Bin to recover deleted objects. Users, Microsoft 365 Groups, and applications can be soft deleted. Soft-deleted items are sent to the Microsoft Entra ID recycle bin. While in the recycle bin, items aren't available for use. However, they retain all their properties and can be restored via a Microsoft Graph API call or in the Azure portal. Items in the soft-delete state that aren't restored within 30 days are permanently, or hard, deleted. Also, the deleted items in the Recycle Bin are only held for a period of 30 days, beyond which you cannot restore them.

There are 3 ways to back up your Azure Active Directory Tenants using popular workarounds:

PowerShell Scripting.
Microsoft 365 Desired State Configuration (DSC).
Third Party Tools.

Feature	PowerShell	Microsoft 365 DSC	Third-Party Tools
Feature	PowerShell	Microsoft 365 DSC	Third-Party Tools
Feature	PowerShell	Microsoft 365 DSC	Third-Party Tools
Cost	Free	Free	Paid
Automation	Can be automated	Can be automated	Automated
Backup Scope	Limited	Configuration only	Comprehensive
Restore Granularity	Limited	Limited	Object-level/Attribute-level
Scripting Knowledge	Required	Required	Not required

For more details please refer: https://www.simeoncloud.com/blog/how-to-back-up-and-restore-azure-active-directory-a-guide-for-system-administrators

Ultimately, the best approach depends on your technical skills, budget, and the level of backup detail required for your Azure AD tenant.

Note: Make sure the third-party tool uses robust encryption methods to protect your sensitive Azure AD data both in transit and at rest.

I hope this information helps, please do let us know if you have any further queries.

Chandra Boorla 2,525 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-07-22T07:30:44.6966667+00:00

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