Restrict users from email deletion

[zain]

I want to restrict Gmail users in the company from emails deletion. Is there a way in admin console that restrict users from email deltion. 

[cryptochrome]

You can't restrict users from deleting emails, but you can force all emails to be recorded in Google Vault, which will always keep a copy, regardless of whether an email was deleted. 

[Bags8519]

Hi, I’m just wondering on how do you do that? Can you tell me how to force all emails recordings into vault? Does that include outgoing emails as well?

[icrew]

See https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2584132

Hope that helps,

Ian

[KevinApodaca]

As others have said, you cannot prevent the deletion, and Google Vault will help retain any emails that were deleted, one additional suggestion could be to use Activity Rules. 

For example, in the below screenshot, you can set an activity rule that will fire every time an email is moved to the trash and automatically restore them to the inbox, and send an alert and email to admins

 Again, this won't prevent it, but it can automate the auditing and restoring

[wgtnweb]

My client has Google Vault enabled, but Gmail Log Events does not appear as a SOURCE in the Security RULES area.

[KevinApodaca]

@wgtnweb 
Gmail Log Events as well as Gmail Messages are sources that are only available to customers on Google Workspace Enterprise Plus and Education Plus plans as documented here . That is likely what your customer is experiencing