#New Features and Improvements

Release Date for the Commercial Environment: February 8, 2026

Release Date for the US Government Environment: March 1, 2026

#General Updates

• Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 now uses the Teams Export API model B for Teams Chat backup. To protect Teams Chat, you can configure a Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions) app profile with the required permissions in addition to a custom app.

• In Settings > Backup, you can now configure exclusion policy for Teams backup, allowing you to define container‑name conditions to exclude specific containers for Teams mailbox and channel conversations from protection.

• Backup data e-discovery has been enhanced with richer search capabilities:

  • The SharePoint Online module is now supported for both metadata-based and content-based searches.

  • File type and File name filters are now available for the Exchange Online module, enabling targeted searches for emails by attachment type and name.

  • A Mailbox type column is now available in the search results of Exchange Online.

• The following features are now available for capacity-based subscriptions with multi-Geo enabled in both AvePoint Cloud Backup and AvePoint Cloud Backup Express:

  • You can now configure regional storage quota and notification thresholds in Settings > Notification. Notifications will be sent when storage usage reaches the specified thresholds.

  • You can now view the subscription consumption report for Microsoft 365 services by each assigned region in Subscriptions.

• A Container column is now available in the downloaded backup job report to show the container each item belongs to.

• When restoring Standard Channels without an existing team to their original location, the Microsoft Import API is used to preserve high fidelity.

  The Teamwork.Migrate.All permission has been added to the AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 (All permissions) app. To use the Microsoft Import API to restore Standard Channels, navigate to AvePoint Online Services > App management to re-authorize the app first.

• OneNote files larger than 2 GB can now be backed up successfully due to Microsoft API updates.

• The Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 standalone tool now supports exporting Project Online backup data.

#ReCenter for Microsoft 365

• ReCenter is now available in the following data centers:

  • GCP for West Europe (Eemshaven, Netherlands)

  • GCP for Australia Southeast (Sydney)

  • GCP for Japan (Tokyo)

  • GCP for South Korea (Seoul)

• ReCenter now supports generating public links with password and expiration when previewing files or emails. Administrators can control whether to allow ReCenter users to generate public links during file or item preview by configuring the End-user restore settings in Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365.

• ReCenter now enables managers to restore their departed employees’ OneDrive and Exchange data directly within ReCenter. Administrators can control whether managers are allowed to restore employee OneDrive and Exchange Online data in ReCenter by configuring the End-user restore settings in Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365.