Deleted Mailboxes
This page lists the soft-deleted mailboxes in the selected tenant, which are mailboxes Exchange Online is still holding after deletion and before it purges them for good. Use it to confirm what was deleted and when, and to check whether a mailbox is still recoverable before starting a restore.
Table Details
Display Name
The name the mailbox had when it was deleted.
When Soft Deleted
When the mailbox was deleted, and therefore when its retention window started.
UPN
The user principal name of the account the mailbox belonged to.
Primary Smtp Address
The address the mailbox received mail on.
Recipient Type Details
The kind of mailbox it was, for example UserMailbox or SharedMailbox.
Archive Enabled
Whether the mailbox had an online archive.
Retention Policy
The messaging records management retention policy that was applied to the mailbox.
In Place Holds
Any holds that were in force on the mailbox. A mailbox under hold is kept beyond the normal retention window.
The page is read only and has no row actions. To bring a mailbox back, use the mailbox restore tools.
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