Archive Settings
With M365 Manager Plus, archive and restore the Microsoft 365 audit logs in a single click at your convenience, and efficiently control your database growth.
Enable Audit Logs Archiving
- Go to the Settings tab.
- Choose Configuration → Audit Configuration → Archive Settings from the left pane.
- Select the Click here to enable option found on the screen.
- In the Archive settings window, select the Enable Archive checkbox.
- In the Archive data older than field, enter the desired age of logs (in days) to be archived . Eg: Archive data older than 300 days.
- In the Archive Folder Path field, enter the path to the folder where the logs must be archived.
- Provide a password for the archived files in the Archive File Password field.
- Click Save.
Note: The archive schedule will run at 04:00 am every day by default.
Disable Audit Logs Archiving
- Go to the Settings tab.
- Choose Configuration → Audit Configuration → Archive Settings from the left pane.
- Click the Archive Settings option found at the top right corner.
- Deselect the Enable Archive option
- Click Save.
Restore Audit Logs
- Go to the Settings tab.
- Choose Configuration → Audit Configuration → Archive Settings from the left pane.
- In the Archive History table, click Restore corresponding to the archived audit archive you want to restore.
- Once the logs are restored, under the Actions column you can find an option to Archive, which can be used to archive the audit logs again anytime.