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.

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.