
If losing critical company information is a concern, there are ways to back up a former user's data, if need be. You'll need to take the extra step of stop paying for the license or move it to another user, to avoid paying extra. We'll also mention that even if you delete an Office 365 user, you'll still be paying for their license. It's also worth noting that an IT admin will only have 30 days to restore the account before the user's data is permanently deleted. Only people who have Office 365 global admin or user management permissions for a business or school can delete user accounts. Some informationīefore getting into anything, we'll mention that this is a guide for IT admins only. In this guide, we'll take a look at how IT admins can delete old Office 365 accounts. It also eliminates paying an extra Office 365 subscription fee for the user. This not only frees up a spot for future employees but it prevents the user from going back and accessing their data.

Whenever someone leaves a job or is no longer with an organization it makes sense to delete their data and remove them from Office 365.
