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O365 email In-Place Archive User Guide

 

FYI Note:  The In-Place Archive folder can expand to user mailbox size 50GB or 100GB depending on the license type. With the E5 license, the In-Place Folder can expand to 100GB Plus to unlimited archive storage.

 

  • Log info O365 and go to Admin page

 

 

  • Search user >  Click on user name > Mail Tab > Exchange Property

 

 

 

  • Go to Mailbox Features > Retention Policy > change to the desired Retention policy. (1 year, 1 ½, year, or 2 years)
    • For example:  email older than 2 years will be under:  “In-Place Archive”

 

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  • Go back to Admin Center 

 

 

 

  • Scroll down to Exchange  > Mailboxes

 

 

 

  • Search User > click on the user > on the right-hand side, select Enabled

 

 

 

 

  • In-Place Archive will take 3-7 days.  It can take 24 hours for the In-Place Archive folder to appear in Outlook
  • The user will see In-Place Archive folder in Outlook and Office 365 email client.