Delete SharePoint Sub sites

Sreeram MUNIRAJA

Hi All,

I have power shell code to delete SharePoint Sub sites. But this code delete the site perminantly. But i want to go site into Recycle Bin once delete the site.

Can you please change below my scrript?

#Variables for Processingn

$SiteUrl = "https://tenant.sharepoint"

$UserName="test @gmail.com"

$Password ="********"

try{

#Setup Credentials to connect

$Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($UserName,(ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force))

$context = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteUrl)

$context.Credentials = $credentials

#get the subsite

$web = $context.Web

$context.Load($web)

$context.ExecuteQuery()

#Delete subsite

$web.DeleteObject()

$context.ExecuteQuery()

Write-Host "SubSite Deleted:" $web.Title -foregroundcolor Green

}

catch{

write-host "Error: $($_.Exception.Message)" -foregroundcolor Red

}

Best regards

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Nanddeep Nachan8y ago
New-SPWeb is a server side API, the question seems to be for SharePoint Online.
Manpreet Singh8y ago
Read this

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-server/New-SPWeb?view=sharepoint-ps
Chanakya Jayabalan8y ago
Remove-SPWeb will delete the sub site completely, not send the sub site to the recycle bin.

And if you delete the sub site from site settings, the sub site will be sent to site collection recycle bin. Go to site collection site->site settings->site collection administration->Recycle bin->select the view “Deleted from end user Recycle Bin”.

Check this link for more info
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-server/Remove-SPWeb?view=sharepoint-ps
Sreeram MUNIRAJA8y ago
Hi Nanddeep,

The code delete the site perminatly. It is not going to second stage recycle bin.

Do you have any code once deactiavte the site it directly goes to Recycle Bin?

Thnaks.

Best regards,
Muniraja
Nanddeep Nachan8y ago
Deleted subsites goes to recycle bin. Please check second level recycle bin too.