Limits in eDiscovery (Standard)

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The following table lists the limits for eDiscovery (Standard) cases and holds associated with a eDiscovery (Standard) case. For more information about Microsoft Purview eDiscovery (Standard), see Overview of eDiscovery (Standard).

Description of limit	Limit
Maximum number of cases for an organization.	No limit
Maximum number of case holds for an organization.	10,000
Maximum number of mailboxes in a single case hold. This limit includes the combined total of user mailboxes, and the mailboxes associated with Microsoft 365 Groups, Microsoft Teams, and Viva Engage Groups.	1,000
Maximum number of sites in a single case hold. This limit includes the combined total of OneDrive for Business sites, SharePoint sites, and the sites associated with Microsoft 365 Groups, Microsoft Teams, and Viva Engage Groups.	100
Maximum number of cases displayed on the eDiscovery (Standard) home page, and the maximum number of items displayed on the Holds, Searches, and Export tabs within a case. 1	1,000

Note

¹ To view a list of more than 1,000 cases, holds, searches, or exports, you can use the corresponding Office 365 Security & Compliance PowerShell cmdlets:

• Get-ComplianceCase
• Get-CaseHoldPolicy
• Get-ComplianceSearch
• Get-ComplianceSearchAction

For more information about limits related to searches and exports associated with a eDiscovery (Standard) case, see Limits for Content search and eDiscovery (Standard).