| external help file | Module Name | online version | applicable | title | schema | author | ms.author | ms.reviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sharepointonline.xml |
Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell |
SharePoint Online |
Remove-SPOSite |
2.0.0 |
trent-green |
trgreen |
Sends a SharePoint Online site collection to the SharePoint Online Recycle Bin.
Remove-SPOSite [-Confirm] -Identity <SpoSitePipeBind> [-NoWait] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]The Remove-SPOSite cmdlet does not delete a site collection from the site collections list permanently.
Instead, the removed site collection is moved to the Recycle Bin.
You can use the Restore-SPODeletedSitecmdlet to restore a site collection from the Recycle Bin.
To delete a site collection permanently, first move the site collection to the Recycle Bin by using the Remove-SPOSite cmdlet and then delete it from the Recycle Bin by using the Remove-SPODeletedSite cmdlet.
You must be a SharePoint Online administrator or Global Administrator and be a site collection administrator to run the cmdlet.
For permissions and the most current information about Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Online, see the online documentation at Intro to SharePoint Online Management Shell.
Remove-SPOSite -Identity https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/site1 -NoWaitThis example immediately removes the site collection named https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/site1 from the site collections list and moves it to the Recycle Bin.
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Applicable: SharePoint Online
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies the URL of the site collection to remove.
Type: SpoSitePipeBind
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Applicable: SharePoint Online
Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies to continue executing script immediately.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Applicable: SharePoint Online
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseShows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Applicable: SharePoint Online
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.