You have a Microsoft 365 E5 tenant that contains the policies shown in the following table. A file named File1 has all the policies applied. How long will File1 be retained?

The correct answer is A. File1 will be deleted automatically after 10 years. Retention always takes precedence over permanent deletion, with the longest retention period taking preference. The delete action from a retention label always takes precedence over the delete action from a retention policy…

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Options

AFile1 will be deleted automatically after 10 years.
BFile1 will be deleted automatically after five years.
CFile1 will be retained until the file is deleted manually.
DFile1 will be deleted automatically after seven years.

How the community answered

(50 responses)

A
76% (38)
B
2% (1)
C
8% (4)
D
14% (7)

Explanation

Retention always takes precedence over permanent deletion, with the longest retention period taking preference. The delete action from a retention label always takes precedence over the delete action from a retention policy. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/retention?view=o365-worldwide#the- principles-of-retention-or-what-takes-precedence

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#Microsoft 365 Retention Policies#Retention Policy Conflict Resolution#Information Governance#Data Retention

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