[Microsoft Dataverse now supports environment-level deleted-records keeping, enabling full recovery of deleted table records (including parent-child relations) for up to 30 days. Admins gain centralized control, visibility into deleted-record storage, and flexible cleanup options to balance
Microsoft announced General Availability for restoring deleted table records in Microsoft Dataverse starting late April 2026. This capability centralizes deleted record keeping at the environment level and adds admin controls for recovery, retention, and storage visibility.
Main feature and impact
Deleted records keeping is now an environment-level setting, replacing per-table configurations. This ensures consistency across parent and child tables and prevents partial recoveries. Admins can enable or disable deleted records keeping for an entire environment from feature management. The unified policy reduces misconfiguration risk, simplifies governance, and improves predictability for recovery outcomes in production and non-production environments.Practical implications
Admins gain control over retention periods up to 30 days and can view storage used by deleted records. New cleanup controls include a Delete All Records option and selective deletion for granular operations. These tools let teams balance data safety and storage costs while maintaining operational continuity. Recovery workflows can now restore related records together, reducing downtime after accidental or malicious deletions.“Organizations have the assurance that they can recover from unforeseen data loss without disruptions, ensuring business continuity and customer trust.”This change reduces administrative overhead and strengthens data governance across environments. Next steps for teams include reviewing environment settings, defining retention policies, and updating incident recovery runbooks. Administrators should monitor deleted record storage metrics and adjust retention windows to balance cost and restore requirements.
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