SharePoint Admin > Deleted Sites > "Permanently delete" is disabled?? How to enable it?

Question

Hi there

SharePoint Admin > Deleted Sites > "Permanently delete" is disabled?? How to enable it?

Thanks.

Answer 1

@frob-0826,

Permanently delete in the UI only applies to those sites that are not connected to the Microsoft 365 groups.

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If you want to permanently delete sites (including Microsoft 365 group-connected team sites), we suggest you use PowerShell, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest SharePoint Online Management Shell.
2. Connect to SharePoint as a global admin or SharePoint admin in Microsoft 365. To learn how, see Getting started with SharePoint Online Management Shell.
3. Run the following command: Remove-SPODeletedSite -Identity https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/sitetoremove

More information for your reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/delete-site-collection#permanently-delete-a-site

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/remove-spodeletedsite?view=sharepoint-ps

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