Merge pull request #212667 from MicrosoftGuyJFlo/BitLockerDeleteNote

[Azure AD] Devices - Device cleanup BitLocker delete note

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/active-directory/devices/manage-stale-devices.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services: active-directory
 ms.service: active-directory
 ms.subservice: devices
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 06/01/2022
+ms.date: 09/27/2022
 
 ms.author: joflore
 author: MicrosoftGuyJFlo
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ You have two options to retrieve the value of the activity timestamp:
 
 To efficiently clean up stale devices in your environment, you should define a related policy. This policy helps you to ensure that you capture all considerations that are related to stale devices. The following sections provide you with examples for common policy considerations. 
 
+> [!CAUTION]
+> If your organization uses BitLocker drive encryption, you should ensure that BitLocker recovery keys are either backed up or no longer needed before deleting devices. Failure to do this may cause loss of data.
+
 ### Cleanup account
 
 To update a device in Azure AD, you need an account that has one of the following roles assigned:
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ It isn't advisable to immediately delete a device that appears to be stale becau
 
 ### MDM-controlled devices
 
-If your device is under control of Intune or any other MDM solution, retire the device in the management system before disabling or deleting it. For more information see the article [Remove devices by using wipe, retire, or manually unenrolling the device](/mem/intune/remote-actions/devices-wipe).
+If your device is under control of Intune or any other MDM solution, retire the device in the management system before disabling or deleting it. For more information, see the article [Remove devices by using wipe, retire, or manually unenrolling the device](/mem/intune/remote-actions/devices-wipe).
 
 ### System-managed devices