Help Desk - Deletion and Recovery Procedures for Microsoft 365, Zoom, Cisco Webex, Google, Box, and Qualtrics
Microsoft 365 (including SharePoint, OneDrive, and Email Exchange)
Days into Deactivation |
Requesting Access/Data: User |
Requesting Access/Data: HR |
Requesting Access/Data: Collaborator |
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Day 1-90 |
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If requests come in from HR to recover SharePoint/OneDrive/Exchange data from an account, please escalate the case to the Office of Cybersecurity (WiscIT queue: Security-BADGIRT/CSOC). If approved, a data extract/export will be performed. |
Refer them to contact the account owner to request access to the data. If the account owner is not reachable, escalate the case to Cybersecurity. |
Day 90-121 |
(SharePoint/OneDrive data)
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(SharePoint/OneDrive data) Escalate to Cybersecurity. If approved, a data extract/export will be performed. |
(SharePoint/OneDrive data) Escalate to Cybersecurity. If approved, a data extract/export will be performed. |
Day 90-261 |
If affiliation change occurs between day 90 and 261, the customer will then need to reactivate NetID services for this change to be reflected within the above services. They will need to wait at least 24 hours before attempting to access their account (after activating NetID services). |
N/A |
N/A |
Day 90-269 |
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Escalate to Cybersecurity. |
Escalate to Cybersecurity. |
Day 270 |
After day 270, the account/mailbox/data will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
After day 270, the account/mailbox/data will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
After day 270, the account/mailbox/data will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
For SharePoint/OneDrive license/data - Microsoft will purge all SharePoint/OneDrive data after this license has been removed from the account (in this case, around day 121).
On day 91, the only Microsoft 365 license left on the account will be Exchange Online.
Zoom
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Wisc Account Admin (Account Administration > Service Status page)
- Service: Zoom
- Active: No
- Eligible: Yes
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Wisc Account Admin (Account Administration > Service Status page)
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User is currently between day 90 and 270 of deactivation
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Wisc Account Admin (Zoom > Status page)
- Status: Inactive
- Type: Basic
If the user is receiving an SSO error and does not meet the above criteria, the case should be escalated to the PCS Zoom Support Team.
PCS Support Staff: Please ask Christina or Dave to send this user an invitation.
Cisco Webex
Regarding deactivation of Cisco Webex for Faculty/Staff: Once an employee is no longer associated to a UDDS, they can expect their Cisco Webex account to be officially deleted 180 days after.
Qualtrics
Former employees and students: lose access to after 90 days of their account being selected for deactivation
- Day 270 and beyond: accounts are deleted, and all associated data cannot be restored/recovered
Collaborators: lose access after 270 days of their account being selected for deactivation
- All data stored in affected services will be deleted
- Data will not be recoverable
Emeriti and retirees with IT services: continued access after 270 days
Surveys owned by accounts going through deactivate are set to inactive and will not collect new responses. Survey collaborators retain access to surveys and response data and should download copies or request survey transfers if they need to retain long term access to the surveys or the data.
Box
Former employees and students: lose access to content after 90 days of their account being selected for deactivation
- Day 270 and beyond: accounts are deleted, and all associated data cannot be restored/recovered
Collaborators (including co-owners): lose access to content owned by accounts going through deactivation.
- All data stored in affected services will be deleted
- Data will not be recoverable
Emeriti and retirees with IT services: continued access after 270 days
For more information, reference UW-Madison Box - File/Folder Recovery.
Former employees and students: lose access to after 90 days of their account being selected for deactivation
- account deleted after 270 days
Collaborators: lose access after 270 days of their account being selected for deactivation
- All data stored in affected services will be deleted
- Data will not be recoverable
Emeriti and retirees with IT services: continued access after 270 days
See Also
- Help Desk - Deactivation Timeline for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Box, Qualtrics
- Help Desk - Resources for Microsoft 365, Google, Zoom, Box, and Qualtrics Account Changes or Deactivations
- Microsoft 365 - Reduced access to services due to an affiliation change
- Microsoft 365 - What should I expect when I am no longer a Faculty, Staff, or Student?
- Help Desk - Requests for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace account deactivation extension (Former Students)