Microsoft 365 Backup

Microsoft doesn't back up
your data. We do.

Microsoft's Shared Responsibility Model explicitly states that data protection is the customer's responsibility. Grovia Vault creates an independent, encrypted, air-gapped copy of your entire M365 estate.

What Microsoft does — and doesn't — protect

Microsoft operates a world-class infrastructure. But infrastructure uptime is not the same as data protection. The responsibility for your data sits with you.

❌ What Microsoft does NOT protect

  • Accidental deletion by a user (beyond the 30–93 day recycle bin)
  • Malicious deletion by an attacker with admin credentials
  • Ransomware that encrypts OneDrive synced files
  • Data deleted by a disgruntled or departing employee
  • Misconfigured retention policies that purge live data
  • Corrupted data synced from a local infected device
  • Long-term archival beyond the 93-day recycle bin window

✓ What Grovia Vault adds

  • Independent backup stored outside Microsoft infrastructure
  • Point-in-time recovery to any backup snapshot
  • Restore deleted items well beyond Microsoft's retention window
  • Ransomware detection on synced file changes
  • AES-256-GCM encrypted copies in Wasabi, B2, and AWS S3
  • Audit-ready export for compliance requirements
  • Up to 7-year retention for DPDP/RBI/SEBI compliance
Microsoft's Shared Responsibility Model — Microsoft is responsible for the availability and security of the cloud platform. You are responsible for your data within it. This is explicitly documented in Microsoft's service agreements and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance on cloud services.

Complete Microsoft 365 coverage

Every workload in your M365 tenant, backed up independently and restorable to any point in time.

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Exchange Online — Email, Calendar & Contacts

Your email is often your most business-critical data. Grovia Vault backs up all mailboxes, sent items, drafts, calendar events, and contacts. Restore a single email, a folder, or an entire mailbox to any point in time. Ideal for recovering from accidental deletion, litigation holds, and compliance audits.

All mailboxes Calendar events Contacts Shared mailboxes Distribution lists Litigation hold compatible
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SharePoint Online — Sites & Document Libraries

SharePoint is the document backbone of many organisations — contracts, policies, project files, and knowledge bases. Grovia Vault backs up all site collections, document libraries, lists, and pages. Restore a single document version, a library, or an entire site to a previous state — even after complete deletion.

All site collections Document libraries SharePoint Lists Pages & wikis Permissions metadata Version history
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OneDrive for Business — Personal & Shared Drives

OneDrive sync creates a dangerous attack surface: if a device is hit by ransomware, the encrypted files sync to OneDrive and propagate to all connected devices. Grovia Vault maintains an independent, pre-ransomware snapshot of every OneDrive you protect, enabling clean restoration without paying a ransom.

All user drives Shared drives Pre-ransomware snapshots External sharing metadata File version history
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Microsoft Teams — Channels, Chats & Files

Teams data is scattered across Exchange, SharePoint, and OneDrive under the hood. Grovia Vault consolidates all Teams data — channel messages, chat history, meeting recordings, and attached files — into a single restorable backup. Essential for organisations where Teams is the primary communication and collaboration tool.

Channel messages Private chats Meeting recordings Shared files Team settings

Connected in minutes, protecting forever

M365 backup uses Microsoft's Graph API with delegated permissions. No passwords stored. No agents installed on Microsoft servers.

1

Connect Your Tenant

Click "Connect Microsoft 365" in the Grovia Vault dashboard. You're redirected to Microsoft to sign in and approve the required Graph API permissions. Grovia stores only the OAuth refresh token — never your password.

2

Configure Your Sync

Choose which mailboxes, sites, drives, and Teams to protect. Set the sync frequency (minimum hourly), retention period, and which workloads to prioritise for the initial full sync.

3

Grovia Syncs via Graph API

Grovia's M365 sync service polls the Microsoft Graph API, downloads changed items, compresses and encrypts them with AES-256-GCM, and stores them in your Wasabi → B2 → S3 pipeline.

4

Restore Anytime

Browse the backup history, find the item or snapshot you need, and restore directly to the user's mailbox, OneDrive, or SharePoint — or download the decrypted file directly.

M365 Backup

Don't rely on Microsoft's recycle bin

Microsoft 365 backup is included in Business and Enterprise plans. Connect your tenant in under 5 minutes.