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# [Exchange Online Retention Policy Not Applying: A Read-First Purview vs MRM, Distribution, and Scope Triage](https://adminpackstudio.hashnode.dev/exchange-online-retention-policy-not-applying-a-read-first-purview-vs-mrm-distribution-and-scope-triage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Exchange Online retention policy not applying? Check Purview vs MRM, distribution status, scope, and holds before you recreate the policy.

Oct 16 · 23 min read · adminpackstudio.hashnode.dev  
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