check before: 2025-03-10
Product:
SharePoint
Platform:
Online, World tenant
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Change type:
User impact, Retirement
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Details:
Due to limited usage and our focus on investing in Microsoft Mesh where immersive 3D content can be created and experienced in a multi-user collaborative experience, we will retire the spaces feature from Microsoft SharePoint Online starting March 10, 2025 and ending August 11, 2025. As another alternative, you may choose to transition some existing content to SharePoint Pages.
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Created:
2025-02-11
updated:
2025-02-11
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Direct effects for Operations**
Retirement of SharePoint Spaces Feature
Users will no longer be able to view, edit, or create SharePoint spaces after August 11, 2025, leading to potential loss of existing content and disruption in workflows that rely on this feature.
- roles: End Users, Content Managers
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint-spaces-7b65edfb-7cc9-42e3-af37-178d79364a5e, https://learn.microsoft.com/mesh/overview
Transition to SharePoint Pages
Users may face challenges in transitioning existing content to SharePoint Pages, resulting in potential data loss or miscommunication if not properly managed.
- roles: End Users, IT Support
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/11ac7262-865f-4b15-a596-53a1646970a0, https://learn.microsoft.com/mesh/overview
User Experience Disruption
The automatic retirement of the spaces feature without prior preparation may lead to confusion and frustration among users who are accustomed to using it for collaboration.
- roles: End Users, Project Managers
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint-spaces-7b65edfb-7cc9-42e3-af37-178d79364a5e, https://learn.microsoft.com/mesh/overview
Documentation Updates Required
Existing documentation will need to be updated to reflect the retirement of the spaces feature, which may lead to inconsistencies and misinformation if not done timely.
- roles: Technical Writers, IT Support
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/topic/11ac7262-865f-4b15-a596-53a1646970a0, https://learn.microsoft.com/mesh/overview
Need for User Notification
Failure to notify users about the change may result in unpreparedness and increased support requests as users encounter issues with the retired feature.
- roles: IT Support, Communications Team
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/sharepoint-spaces-7b65edfb-7cc9-42e3-af37-178d79364a5e, https://learn.microsoft.com/mesh/overview
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