Updated August 1, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Use retention policies in Outlook for Mac to apply a policy to your messages in your mailbox. Retention policies define how long your messages will be saved. This update will only work in the new Outlook for Mac. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88849.
Note: If your organization is not using Mac OS, you can safely disregard this message.
Use retention policies in Outlook for Mac to apply a policy to your messages in your mailbox. Retention policies define how long your messages will be saved. This update will only work in the new Outlook for Mac.
When this will happen
We will begin rolling out June 2022 and expect to complete by end of August 2022 (previously end of July 2022).
How this will affect your organization
If you already defined the retention policy on your tenant and use that in Outlook Windows and Outlook on the web, now you could see them available in New Outlook for Mac on the message list view context menu and message item context menu.
What you need to do to prepare
You do not need do anything to prepare this.
Message ID: MC397458
Published: 05 July 2022
Updated: 01 August 2022
Platform:
Mac, Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
: Mac, Online, US Instances, Web, World tenant
Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
