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Microsoft offers several means to protect your data, including file versioning, data retention policies and archiving. None of these should be considered a substitute for backup.

Like the familiar Recycle Bin on Windows, Office 365 maintains a Recycle Bin in the cloud as well. However, Microsoft imposes rules on Recycle Bin – which is why you shouldn’t rely on it as a backup tool!

Microsoft does back up everything, for their own purposes. And you shouldn't rely on that fact: it's your data, your responsibility!

While most people and companies would never take risks with data stored on premises, there appears t