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Long-term retention period for M365 Backup

Feature details and release plans from a build snapshot of Microsoft's official roadmap feed.

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Product
Microsoft 365
Release status
Launched
RSS publication

Feature overview

This creates the ability to set longer term retention periods to restore beyond one year.

Expected release date

August CY2026
Preview date: March CY2026

Source: Microsoft 365 Roadmap RSS (build snapshot) Feature ID: 481834

RSS snapshot built . Refreshed on rebuild and deployment.

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