Delete all items from Deletions folder

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Delete all items from Deletions folder

lmgmcg 130

Hi,

Created a retention policy to delete old emails from a O365 group mail box.

Now the policy is working, but it eventually filled the deletions folder which I cannot access and still the free space stays the same due to this.

Any idea on how to delete all items from this deletions folder/Recoverable items to free up space.

I do not need any items to be recovered, so a force delete workaround will work.

Regards,

lmgmcg.

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Andy David - MVP 160.3K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Items in the deletions folder/Recoverable items do not count against the mailbox quota and should purge out unless the group mailbox is on a litigation type hold.

Anonymous

2024-12-09T02:24:42.2466667+00:00

Hi, @lmgmcg

I agree with Andy's suggestion.

In the Outlook client you can try this method. Empty the Deleted Items folder in Outlook - Microsoft Support

You can refer to this article on how to delete items from the recoverable items folder of a cloud-based mailbox that is on hold. This process involves deleting mail items after the retention policy is deleted.

Delete items in the Recoverable Items folder | Microsoft Learn

Clean up or delete items from the Recoverable Items folder in Exchange Online | Microsoft Learn

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2024-12-12T09:27:05.4066667+00:00

Hi, @lmgmcg

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