title: Recover from deletions in Microsoft Entra ID
description: Understand the difference between soft and hard deletions and how to recover or recreate objects in Microsoft Entra ID.
ms.topic: concept-article
ms.date: 11/03/2025
ms.reviewer: jricketts
ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
ms.subservice: architecture
To restore a Conditional access policy:
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Conditional Access Administrator](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#conditional-access-administrator).
1. Browse to **Entra ID** > **Conditional Access** > **Deleted Policies (Preview**).
1. Select the ellipsis (...) on the far right of the policy to restore.
1. Select **Restore**.
1. In the **Restore Conditional Access policy?** dialog box, you can choose to restore the policy in [Report-only mode](../identity/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-report-only.md) or leave it in the state it was when deleted, which might be **On**. Make your selection and select **Restore**.
To restore a named location:
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Conditional Access Administrator](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#conditional-access-administrator).
1. Browse to **Entra ID** > **Conditional Access** > **Named locations** > **Deleted Named Locations (Preview)**.
1. Select the ellipsis (...) on the far right of the location you want to restore.
1. Select **Restore**.
title: Recover from deletions in Microsoft Entra ID
description: Understand the difference between soft and hard deletions and how to recover or recreate objects in Microsoft Entra ID.
ms.topic: concept-article
ms.date: 05/06/2026
ms.reviewer: jricketts
ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
ms.subservice: architecture
To restore a Conditional access policy:
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Conditional Access Administrator](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#conditional-access-administrator).
1. Browse to **Entra ID** > **Conditional Access** > **Deleted policies**.
1. Select the ellipsis (...) on the far right of the policy to restore.
1. Select **Restore**.
1. In the **Restore Conditional Access policy?** dialog box, you can choose to restore the policy in [Report-only mode](../identity/conditional-access/concept-conditional-access-report-only.md) or leave it in the state it was when deleted, which might be **On**. Make your selection and select **Restore**.
To restore a named location:
1. Sign in to the [Microsoft Entra admin center](https://entra.microsoft.com) as at least a [Conditional Access Administrator](~/identity/role-based-access-control/permissions-reference.md#conditional-access-administrator).
1. Browse to **Entra ID** > **Conditional Access** > **Named locations** > **Deleted named locations**.
1. Select the ellipsis (...) on the far right of the location you want to restore.
1. Select **Restore**.