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RM473493Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Data Lifecycle Management - Introduction of secure workflow to bypass legal holds and retention policies in Exchange
Summary
The first release of Priority cleanup enables admins to create a recurring exception to delete items under a broader retention policy and/or legal hold on Exchange workload. Creating a Priority cleanup will require a separate security role, multiple approvers, and will have a complete audit trail
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- Jun 18, 2026 - 11:00 PMLatest - v2
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- Apr 20, 2026 - 10:45 PMOriginal - v1
Changed: Initial version