

This time, select the Disable archive option after you select the user.Īfter you disable an archive mailbox, you can reconnect it to the user's primary mailbox within 30 days of disabling it. Similarly to how you enable an archive mailbox, you can use the Archive page in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal to disable a user's archive mailbox. When it's created, Enabled is displayed in the Archive mailbox column for the selected user, although you might need to refresh the page to see the change of status. It might take a few moments to create the archive mailbox. For more information, see Learn about archive mailboxes. The default archive policy that is part of the retention policy assigned to Exchange Online mailboxes moves items to the archive mailbox two years after the date the item was delivered to the mailbox or created by the user. In the list of mailboxes, select the user to enable their mailbox for archive, and then select the Enable archive option:Ī warning is displayed saying that if you enable the archive mailbox, items in the user's mailbox that are older than the archiving policy assigned to the mailbox will be moved to the new archive mailbox. Use the search box if you can't immediately see the name of the user you want. The Archive page shows a maximum of 500 users. On the Archive page, the Archive mailbox column identifies whether an archive mailbox is enabled or disabled for each user. In the left pane of the compliance portal, select Data lifecycle management > Archive. Go to Microsoft Purview compliance portal and sign in. If you don't see the Archive page in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, ask your administrator to assign you the necessary permissions. By default, this role is assigned to the Recipient Management and Organization Management role groups on the Permissions page in the Exchange admin center. You must be assigned the Mail Recipients role in Exchange Online to enable or disable archive mailboxes.
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Also learn how to run an automated diagnostic check on a user's archive mailbox to identify any problems and suggested resolutions. Use the information in this article to enable or disable an archive mailbox in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal, or by using PowerShell. Archiving in Microsoft 365 (also called In-Place Archiving) provides users with more mailbox storage space.
