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Delete an Office 365 group immediately (not have to wait 30 days)

Hey there,

I was messing with Office 365 groups and created some test groups. I want them gone, but whenever I delete them I have to wait 30 days for it to actually  be gone.

I found this:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_o365admin-mso_password-mso_o365b/how-to-remove-a-group-in-office-365-without/2808a24b-fbc1-490a-94bf-5e12c8fb7dfb

It ended up not working. It still deletes the group, but still has the 30 day retention. 

Does anyone know how I can delete a 365 group right now without waiting 30 days.

Thanks for any help that can be provided,

Joey 

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Once the O365 group is removed, you can use the Remove-AzureADMSDeletedDirectoryObject cmdlet to "purge". So, first do a:

 Get-AzureADMSGroup -Id 3548d86c-d0e2-4541-91d7-c06e8****2dd | Remove-AzureADMSGroup

then to clean up:

Remove-AzureADMSDeletedDirectoryObject -Id 3548d86c-d0e2-4541-91d7-c06e8****2dd

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Last updated February 7, 2024 Views 9,788 Applies to: