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Get Started with Vault

What is Google Vault?
Supported data types
Set up Vault for your organization
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Get started with Vault search and export
Get started: Postini customers
What's new in Vault

Use Vault with G Suite Basic and G Suite for Nonprofits

Add Vault to G Suite Basic and G Suite for Nonprofits
Assign Vault licenses
Vault license FAQ
About upgrading to G Suite Business or G Suite Enterprise

Access Vault

Control who can sign in to Vault
Understand and grant Vault privileges
Allow an external user to access Vault

Retention

How retention works
Retain Gmail messages with Vault
Set retention rules for Drive
Set retention rules for Groups
Set retention rules for Google Chat and classic Hangouts
Set retention rules for Google Meet
Manage retention and holds
Vault retention FAQ

Matters

Organize and create matters
Share matters with other Vault users

Holds

Place Gmail messages on hold
Place Drive on hold
Place Google Groups on hold
Place Google Chat and classic Hangouts messages on hold
Holds FAQ

Search

Get started with Vault search and export
Use operators to refine a search in Vault
Use Vault to search Gmail and classic Hangouts
Use Vault to search Google Drive
Use Vault to search Google Groups
Use Vault to search Google Chat
Save queries in Vault
Vault search FAQ

Exports and Audits

How Vault exports work
Choose a location for your Vault export data
Export data from Vault
Export your organization's Vault data
Audit Vault user activity

Additional Information about Vault

Google Vault FAQ
Vault glossary
Information for former Postini customers
Export your organization's Vault data

Known Issues

Search and export might produce unexpected results in some time zones
Hangouts messages in Vault
Administrators without Vault licenses may be unable to sign in to Vault
Searching, previewing, and exporting files in Google Drive
Preserving data for users who leave your organization
Important note for G Suite Enterprise Essentials customers
Retaining items added to Drive from Gmail
Using SourceHash to deduplicate exported Drive files
Migrating emails using SMTP resets timestamps

More resources

  • Google Vault FAQ

  • G Suite Help Center

    Find help for the Admin panel or managing Gmail, Calendar and other Apps services.

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