Recycle Bin Paging in Powershell

Question

I am attempting to restore a few hundred thousand documents deleted by one of my users in a SharePoint library. The UI for the site-based tool was pretty much useless for this kind of task so I'm attempting to build out a PowerShell script.

Do any of you know what kind of syntax/values to serve to the PagingInfo property in the RecycleBinQueryInformation object?

I cannot find it documented anywhere.

Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.RecycleBinQueryInformation

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.sharepoint.client.recyclebinqueryinformation?view=sharepoint-csom

Answer 1

Thank you for your response. I would really appreciate an answer to the question though.

What are the string parameters that go into the PagingInfo property?

It's referenced in several places, but no detail is given.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Based on the description, we do understand your demand to restore files from SharePoint Recycle Bin with running PowerShell Scripts. If so, I'd like to share the following details.

1.If during a specific time, there has no extra actions but only a user deleted files in the Library, then I'd like to suggest using Restore Library feature in SharePoint Online. For reference: Restore a previous version of an item or file in SharePoint (microsoft.com)

2.If it still needs PowerShell for a more automatic way, kindly check if the following references will help.

Restore all files but ones that already exist from the recycle bin using PowerShell - Microsoft Tech Community

Restore Deleted Items from Recycle Bin in SharePoint Using PowerShell - SharePoint Diary

How to restore SharePoint files with PowerShell (sposcripts.com)

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We are sorry to convey that engineers in this category focus on the out-of-box features in SharePoint and it is suggested to seek more detailed support about PowerShell scripts on communities like Microsoft PowerShell Community or Microsoft Tech Community. Your understanding is highly appreciated!

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Mia