Archive states in Microsoft 365 Archive

The following table describes the archive states and allowed operations.

Archive state Description Allowed operations
Recently Archived This state is the first stage after a site is archived and is valid for seven days. A site in this stage can be reactivated without any cost and will be reactivated instantaneously. Reactivate, Delete
Archived The site enters this state after seven days after being archived. In this stage, reactivations will be charged, and might take a few hours. Reactivate, Delete
Reactivating If a site is reactivated from “Archived” state, it will be in this stage until reactivation is complete. After this, the site will be active, and will be available in Active sites page. None