Make sure Deleted items are automatically removed from Microsoft 365 mailboxes

In another “forgotten knowledge” topic, let’s discuss how to automatically clean up/remove items from the Deleted items folder in Exchange Online/Microsoft 365. Nothing has changed in this process for years now, but it looks like people online are still having a hard time finding proper instructions on how to configure …

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Bulk remove mailbox permissions for Microsoft 365 users

For this week’s updated PowerShell script, we will tackle the scenario of removing all mailbox (Full access) permissions for a given user. Such task might be performed as part of a cleanup after (suspected) account compromise, or as part of the leaver process. We did in fact cover this scenario …

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How to use the Invoke-HoldRemovalAction cmdlet to remove legacy and orphaned holds in Microsoft 365

Microsoft recently introduced the Invoke-HoldRemovalAction cmdlet to help organizations with the removal of orphaned and legacy holds within Microsoft 365. In this article, we will take the cmdlet for a spin and test it against several scenarios… …

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