Disposition review

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Microsoft Purview process in which designated reviewers decide whether content that has reached the end of its retention period can be permanently deleted.

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Type	Concept
Documentation	learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/disposition

Episodes about Disposition review

Microsoft Purview Records Management - Simply Explained

2026-08-07 · Video on YouTube

Contracts, policies and financial reports now live across SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online and Teams, yet organizations must still prove how long they kept them and why they deleted them. This Simply Explained episode shows compliance teams and Microsoft…

Articles about Disposition review (2)

Mastering the Disposition Review Process in Microsoft Purview
2026-08-13 · Mirko Peters
Welcome back to our ongoing exploration of modern governance, security, and compliance within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. In our previous discussions, we have heav…
Stop Treating Them the Same: Retention Policies vs. Records Management in M365
2026-08-11 · Mirko Peters
Welcome to our deep dive into the sometimes confusing world of Microsoft 365 compliance. If you have ever set up a broad compliance rule and assumed your data was…

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-03