SharePoint Recycle Bin: What you need to know

In this SharePoint Training video, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the recycle bins in SharePoint. We’ll discuss the first and second-stage recycle bins, the deleted site recycle bin (in the SharePoint Admin center), and we’ll also show you how to delete or restore sites and files using PnP PowerShell.

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Install PnP PowerShell:

Install-Module -Name "PnP.PowerShell" -RequiredVersion 1.12.0 -Force

Note: there is a newer PnP Version – 2.1.1

Import PnP PowerShell:

Import-Module PnP.PowerShell

Connect to SharePoint:

Connect-PnPOnline -url https://tenant-admin.sharepoint.com -Interactive

Clear Recycle Bin:

Clear-PnPRecycleBinItem -All -Force

Restore all items in the Recycle Bin:

Get-PnPRecycleBinItem -RowLimit 10000 | Restore-PnPRecycleBinItem -Force

View deleted sites:

Get-PnPTenantRecycleBinItem

Restore deleted site:

Restore-PnPTenantRecycleBinItem -url https://... -Force

Permanently delete a site (From the Recycle Bin):

Remove-PnPTenantSite -url https://... -FromRecycleBin -Force

Permanently delete a site (Skip the Recycle Bin):

Remove-PnPTenantSite -url https://... -SkipRecycleBin -Force