check before: 2026-05-11
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Power Platform
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Online, World tenant
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Starting May 11, 2026, the default backup retention for Power Platform environments will be changed from 28 days to 7.
All environments will continue to be automatically protected with a 7-day default backup, ensuring reliable recovery for day-to-day scenarios. For customers with higher compliance, governance, or operational needs, enabling Managed Environments unlocks the ability to extend backup retention up to 28 days, putting control directly in administrators' hands. Managed environments will support up to 28 days of backup retention if increased by administrator; otherwise, the default is 7 days.
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2026-05-03
updated:
2026-05-03
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Direct effects for Operations**
Backup Retention Change
Reduction of backup retention from 28 days to 7 days may lead to increased risk of data loss for production environments, as users will have a shorter window to recover lost data.
- roles: IT Administrators, Compliance Officers
- references: https://aka.ms/14441, https://aka.ms/14441-2
Data Recovery Limitations
The change in backup retention may limit the ability to restore data to a point further back than 7 days, impacting users who rely on historical data for analysis or recovery.
- roles: Data Analysts, Business Users
- references: https://aka.ms/14441-3, https://aka.ms/14441
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Compliance and Governance Risks
Organizations with strict compliance requirements may face challenges in meeting data retention policies, potentially leading to regulatory issues.
- roles: Compliance Officers, Legal Advisors
- references: https://aka.ms/14441, https://aka.ms/14441-2
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