MS-102 Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview Practice Question
Your company uses Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management. You have a policy that retains items for 3 years and then deletes them. A user places an eDiscovery hold on a folder that contains items subject to this policy. What happens to those items after 3 years?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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They are preserved until the hold is removed.
eDiscovery hold takes precedence over the deletion policy. Items under a hold are preserved indefinitely until the hold is removed, regardless of any retention and deletion policies. Option C correctly states they are preserved until the hold is removed. Option A is incorrect because hold overrides the policy, not extending it. Option B is incorrect because items are not deleted while under hold. Option D is incorrect because items are not moved to a separate location.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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They are retained for an additional 3 years.
Why it's wrong here
A hold does not extend the retention period by a fixed three years; it suspends deletion indefinitely while active. It tempts because doubling the period feels like a preservation rule, but no such timer exists. Items remain until the hold is released.
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They are deleted after 3 years.
Why it's wrong here
An eDiscovery hold overrides the retention policy's deletion action, so items are not removed at three years. It tempts because the policy explicitly deletes after three years, but holds take precedence. Deletion occurs only once the hold is lifted.
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They are preserved until the hold is removed.
Why this is correct
An eDiscovery hold overrides the retention policy's deletion action, so items are kept rather than removed at three years. Preservation continues until the hold is released, satisfying the hold's requirement to retain potentially relevant content.
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They are moved to a separate location.
Why it's wrong here
Held items are not relocated; an eDiscovery hold preserves content in place, so no separate storage location exists. It tempts because preservation sounds like archiving, but holds simply prevent deletion. The retention policy's deletion is suspended while the hold remains active.
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Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Purview is a unified data governance and compliance service that helps organizations discover, manage, and protect their data across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
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eDiscovery
eDiscovery is the process of identifying, collecting, and producing electronic information for legal cases or investigations.
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