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Documentation (data regions) — Google Workspace
Checked for Google Workspace on 5 Nov 2026
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- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/compliance/choose-a-geographic-location-for-your-data?hl=en
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- 5 Nov 2026, 14:38 UTC
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Data regions editions Report an error
“Supported editions for this feature: Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard, and Frontline Plus; Business Standard and Business Plus; Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus; Education Standard and Education Plus; Enterprise Essentials Plus.”
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Region options Report an error
“Your location options are the United States, European Union (labeled Europe in the Google Admin console), or No preference.”
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Admin managed data regions Report an error
“As an administrator, you can use data regions to store your covered Google Workspace data in a specific geographic location.”
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Nonsupported editions not covered Report an error
“Users who don't have a supported edition aren't covered by data region policies—even if you apply a data region policy to their organizational unit.”
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Region no performance gain Report an error
“Selecting a specific region doesn't improve performance or fine-tune your network or data access.”
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Phishing alert limitation Report an error
“If you select a data region other than No preference, the User-reported phishing alert might not trigger in the Alert Center.”
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Region access risk Report an error
“In rare cases, when a data region is selected, users outside that region might lose access to the data due to events beyond Google's control (for example, natural disasters).”
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Advanced processing editions Report an error
“(Enterprise Plus and Frontline Plus only) If an administrator decides to include processing in their data regions policy, some advanced features might become unavailable.”
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Dm cross region storage Report an error
“When users send direct messages from different data regions, their data is stored in both regions.”
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Appsheet data residency Report an error
“If you need to set up data regions for Google AppSheet, go to Manage AppSheet data residency.”
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Data region status reports Report an error
“Step 3: View the status of your data regions settings”
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