Teams old meeting recordings expiration

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Teams old meeting recordings expiration

Tatyana 76

We set the policy to never expire the Teams meetings' recordings. Is there a way to script or otherwise to set the non expiration on all previous Microsoft Teams meetings' recordings?

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Tatyana 76

Hi,

We tried the PowerShell commands and it looks like expiration date is not a field that is modified with those commands. Is there another command we can use?

Regards,

Tatyana

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Tatyana 76

Hi,

Thank you for your response. I'm looking for a way to to set the non expiration on all previous Microsoft Teams meetings' recordings in our tenant, not just one at a time. Is there a way to accomplish that?

Regards,

Tatyana

Vy Nguyen 11,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-08-17T22:35:26.8933333+00:00
Hi @Tatyana,

Thank you for your updated. I completely understand the need to ensure all your previous Teams meeting recordings remain available without expiration.

Currently, the policy you set for “never expire” applies only to new recordings going forward. For existing recordings, there is no single Teams setting to update them all at once, but you can accomplish this through automation using Microsoft Graph API or PnP PowerShell.

Here’s how you can proceed:

1/ Please prepare the Required Permissions

Make sure you have Global Admin or SharePoint Admin rights.

Grant the app or script the Sites.ReadWrite.All permission in Microsoft Graph.

2/ Use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module: Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Sites.ReadWrite.All"

3/ Try to identify Recordings with Expiration

Query OneDrive and SharePoint for files where expirationDateTime is not null.

These are your existing recordings with an expiration date.

Example: $recordings = Get-MgDriveItem -DriveId -Filter "expirationDateTime ne null"

4/ Loop through each file and set expirationDateTime to null:

foreach ($rec in $recordings) {

Update-MgDriveItem -DriveId -ItemId $rec.Id -ExpirationDateTime $null

}

Repeat this for:

Each user’s OneDrive (for non-channel meetings).

Each SharePoint site where channel recordings are stored.

For your information that you can concern:

If your organization uses compliance retention policies, those settings override expiration changes.

This process requires scripting experience and admin-level access.

Please let me know if there’s anything else I can assist you with. I’m here to support you every step of the way.

Answer 4

Hi @Tatyana,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum and sharing your experience.

I understand how important it is to keep your meeting recordings accessible, and I’m happy to guide you through the available options.

You’ve already set the policy so that new recordings never expire, which is great. However, this policy only applies to future recordings. Existing recordings keep their original expiration dates unless updated. Below are the steps you can take to apply “never expire” to previous recordings.

Microsoft Teams stores meeting recordings in OneDrive or SharePoint. By default, recordings automatically expire after 120 days unless the expiration date is changed. This helps manage storage, but you can easily extend or remove the expiration date.

1/ You can try to change expiration for an Existing Recording

Open OneDrive (for non-channel meetings) or SharePoint (for channel meetings).
Locate the meeting recording file.
Select the file and click Details (usually on the right panel).
Find the Expiration date section.
Choose Never to expire or set a new date that works for you.
Save your changes.

2/ Try to update Default Policy for Future Recordings

If you are an admin and want to prevent expiration for all new recordings:

Open Teams PowerShell (requires version 2.6.0 or later).
Run the following command:

Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity Global -NewMeetingRecordingExpirationDays 99999

This sets recordings to never expire by default.

For your information that you concern:

If your organization uses compliance retention policies, those settings override expiration changes.
This process requires global admin or SharePoint admin rights.
Manage Teams recording policies for meetings and events - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
Manage Microsoft Teams meeting recording and transcription options for sensitive meetings - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

Please let me know if there’s anything else I can assist you with. I’m here to support you every step of the way.

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