How often do retention Policies run?

How often do retention Policies run?

every 7 days
Retention Policies are processed by a scheduled task that runs every 7 days. This means emails could be kept up to 7 days past the expiration period.

How do you check exchange retention policy?

Go to Recipients > Mailboxes. In the list view, use the Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple mailboxes. In the details pane, click More options. Under Retention Policy, click Update.

Are retention policies retroactive?

Retroactive Retention enables you to apply email retention policies after the email has been archived. The process is run on demand and archived emails can be removed (or marked for removal) from selected archive stores. The process can be paused or stopped.

How many retention policies can you apply to a mailbox?

one retention policy
A mailbox can’t have more than one retention policy. Messages are expired based on settings defined in the retention tags linked to the policy. These settings include actions such moving messages to the archive or permanently deleting them.

What is exchange retention policy?

Exchange Retention is the ability to retain and delete information in exchange online. There are two ways that you can do this. Messaging Retention Management (MRM), which helps you keep, archive, and delete information in exchange mailboxes.

How long does it take for retention policy to take effect?

After you apply the new retention policy to mailboxes in Step 4, it can take up to 7 days in Exchange Online for the new retention settings to be applied to the mailboxes. This is because a process called the Managed Folder Assistant processes mailboxes at least once every 7 days.

What are the retention policies in exchange 2010?

Exchange 2010 RTM introduced Retention Policies as the successor to the Message Records Management (MRM) technology introduced in Exchange 2007. MRM was the successor to Mailbox Manager Policies in Exchange 2003. Message Records Management is called MRM 1.0 and Retention Policies is being called MRM 2.0 for short.

When does the managed folder assistant run in exchange?

In Exchange 2010 RTM, the Managed Folder Assistant runs on a specified schedule. By default, it’s scheduled to run daily from 01:00 to 09:00 (1:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M.). You can schedule the assistant to run at a time when the Mailbox server is relatively idle or not under a heavy load.

What does MRM stand for in exchange 2010?

MRM was the successor to Mailbox Manager Policies in Exchange 2003. Message Records Management is called MRM 1.0 and Retention Policies is being called MRM 2.0 for short. MRM 1.0 as well as MRM 2.0 are both available in Exchange 2010 but MRM 1.0 is being deprecated in Exchange 2010 SP1.

Is there a retention policy in MRM 1.0?

But, there is a Retention Policy Tags and a Retention Policies Tab. Let’s say we have a MRM 1.0 policy that does the following: When an item is moved to Deleted Items, after 14 days it will be deleted with the ability to recover that deleted item. In MRM 1.0 we couldn’t create any user configurable options.