Microsoft Teams will soon be able to delete meeting recordings automatically
You'll soon be able to have meeting recordings automatically deleted from Microsoft Teams, which should help free up some storage.
What you need to know
- Microsoft Teams will soon have the ability to delete meeting recordings automatically.
- Admins will be able to set how long meetings are kept.
- The feature will work with meetings saved to OneDrive or SharePoint.
Microsoft Teams meetings can take up quite a bit of space as recordings. While these videos are useful, they don't always need to be kept for a long time. After a few weeks, organizations may want to clear out old files as meetings become outdated or irrelevant. This will be easier with Teams later this year, as the service will soon have the option to automatically delete meeting recordings.
The feature will work with meetings saved on OneDrive or SharePoint. Admins will have the option to pick how long has to pass before meetings are deleted, presumably including having them never be deleted.
Here's the full description of the feature from Microsoft:
The roadmap notes that "Compliance policies will override the expiration setting," so it shouldn't be difficult to keep meeting recordings. The feature could ship as early as September 2021, though that date is subject to change.
Microsoft Teams makes it easy to record meetings for sharing and reviewing. Soon, you'll be able to have the service automatically delete meeting recordings.
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