Change recycle bin retention Sharepoint Online

Question

Hello,

It is possible to change the retention period of the recycle bin from 93 days to another period?

Regards and thanks.

Jose.

Answer 1

@Jose Cruz ,

Agree with zefoy, the retention period of the recycle bin is held by Microsoft and we cannot change it.

As a supplement, if we want to preserve files or items in SharePoint Online that are deleted more than 93 days, we can create a Retention Policy or a Retention label to retain them.

For example, if the content is modified or deleted during the retention period, a copy of the original content as it existed when the retention settings were assigned is created in the Preservation Hold library.

If you want to learn more, see:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/retention-policies-sharepoint?view=o365-worldwide

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Answer 2

Hello !
You are not able to change the retention period of the recycle bin.

But you specify the default retention for a user's OneDrive when the user is deleted.

This is done by going into

1. https://yourdomain-admin.sharepoint.com
2. Settings
3. Retention
   Changing this setting also affects OneDrive accounts already within the retention period.

Best Regards