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If you delete a group, by default, it's retained for 30 days. This 30-day period is considered a "soft-delete" because you can still restore the group. After 30 days, the group and its associated contents are permanently deleted and can't be restored.
When a group is restored, the following content is restored:
- Microsoft Entra Microsoft 365 Groups object, properties, and members
- Group's e-mail addresses
- Exchange Online shared Inbox and calendar
- SharePoint Online team site and files
- OneNote notebook
- Planner
- Teams
- Viva Engage group and group content (If the Microsoft 365 group was created from Viva Engage)
- Power BI Classic workspace
Note
This article describes restoring only Microsoft 365 groups. All other groups can't be restored once deleted.
Restore a group
You can restore a group in Outlook, the Microsoft 365 admin center, or PowerShell.
Restore a group in Outlook
If you're the owner of a Microsoft 365 group, you can restore the group yourself in Outlook on the web by following these steps:
In Outlook, on the deleted groups page, select the Manage groups option under the Groups node, and then choose Deleted.
Select the Restore tab next to the group you want to restore.
If the deleted group doesn't appear here, contact an administrator.
Restore a group in the Microsoft 365 admin center
If you're a groups administrator, you can restore a deleted group in the Microsoft 365 admin center:
Go to the Microsoft 365 admin center and sign in.
Expand Groups, and then select Deleted groups.
Select the group that you want to restore, and then select Restore group.
Note
In some cases, it can take as long as 24 hours for the group and all of its data to be restored.
Restore a group by using PowerShell
To use PowerShell to restore a deleted group, see Restore a deleted Microsoft 365 group or cloud security group in Microsoft Entra ID.
Do you have questions about Microsoft 365 Groups?
Visit the Microsoft Tech Community to post questions and participate in conversations about Microsoft 365 groups.