Microsoft SC-401 Exam - Topic 3 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's SC-401 exam

Question #: 19
Topic #: 3

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You need to create a retention policy to delete content after seven years from the following locations:

* Exchange Online email

* SharePoint Online sites

* OneDrive accounts

* Microsoft 365 Groups

* Teams channel messages

* Teams chats

What is the minimum number of retention policies that you should create?

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Suggested Answer: B

by Marion at Mar 30, 2026, 07:26 PM

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Maryann

6 hours ago

So, 3 makes sense then?

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Gayla

5 days ago

Yeah, I’d separate them for clarity.

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Josphine

11 days ago

True, but email and SharePoint seem different.

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Maryann

16 days ago

But can’t we group some of them? Like Teams and Groups?

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Gayla

21 days ago

I’m leaning towards 3. Each location needs its own policy.

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Josphine

26 days ago

I feel like it’s definitely more than 1.

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Maryann

1 month ago

This is tricky. I think it could be 2.

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Trinidad

1 month ago

I thought it was 4, but 3 sounds right too.

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Maryann

1 month ago

Wait, can we really cover all that in one policy?

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Tamera

2 months ago

I think it could be done with just 2.

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Lettie

3 months ago

Totally agree, 3 makes sense!

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Britt

3 months ago

You need at least 3 policies for this.

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Ahmed

4 months ago

I feel like we could do it with just one policy if it covers all the services, but I’m not entirely confident.

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Lorrine

4 months ago

I’m leaning towards three policies because Teams and OneDrive might need their own, but I could be wrong.

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Kaycee

4 months ago

I remember a practice question where we had to create multiple policies for different services, but I’m not sure if that applies here.

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Solange

5 months ago

I think we might need at least two policies since Exchange and SharePoint could be separate.

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