Microsoft says admins can set the Teams expiration time for recordings and transcripts to a maximum of 99999 days.

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“Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 99999 -1 (PowerShell only) so the recordings and transcripts never expire”

Manage Teams recording expiration policy, Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Default expiration time.

What it measures: The article lists the values an admin can enter for the default expiration time. The minimum is 1 day and the maximum is 99999 days. The value -1, which can be set only with PowerShell, means the recordings and transcripts never expire.
What it does not show: This is the ceiling an admin can set, not the period most organizations use. The default is 120 days (see the fact on the default). The article's note says the maximum default expiration time for A1 users is 30 days.

A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Teams meetings, maximum setting: 99,999 days.

Service: Microsoft Teams transcription
What is kept: Audio and transcripts
When: At most
Reviewed by people: Not stated
As of: 2026-10
Note: The highest value an admin can enter for the expiry, in days. The value -1, which keeps recordings and transcripts indefinitely, is a separate row.

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99999days

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026

“Minimum value: 1 Maximum value: 99999 -1 (PowerShell only) so the recordings and transcripts never expire”

Manage Teams recording expiration policy, Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Default expiration time.

What it measures: The article lists the values an admin can enter for the default expiration time. The minimum is 1 day and the maximum is 99999 days. The value -1, which can be set only with PowerShell, means the recordings and transcripts never expire.
What it does not show: This is the ceiling an admin can set, not the period most organizations use. The default is 120 days (see the fact on the default). The article's note says the maximum default expiration time for A1 users is 30 days.

A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Teams meetings, maximum setting: 99,999 days.

Service: Microsoft Teams transcription
What is kept: Audio and transcripts
When: At most
Reviewed by people: Not stated
As of: 2026-10
Note: The highest value an admin can enter for the expiry, in days. The value -1, which keeps recordings and transcripts indefinitely, is a separate row.