Clear Frequent and Suggested sites from SharePoint app launcher page

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Clear Frequent and Suggested sites from SharePoint app launcher page

Anonymous

Hello,

Is there any way to clear site links from the Frequent and Suggested site list on the SharePoint home page? If not, can I unpin the SharePoint app from the App Launcher, and then create my own launcher?

Thanks

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Anonymous

Hi Mike,

Regarding to "The deleted site is still showing up under Frequent sites section". It is a known issue. The related team is currently in the process of implementing tech, they will ensure consistency for affected tenants.

If you are global admin or SharePoint admin in your tenant, you may firstly try the following steps which works for some users:

Install and connect to SharePoint Online PowerShell.
Use Get-SPOSite command to see if it's in the list. If not, go to step 3. If yes, use Get-SPOSite -identity <site URL> | fl to check the lock state of the site. If it's locked, use Set-SPOSite -Identity https://<yourtenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<sitename> -LockState Unlock to unlock it, and then Remove-SPOSite>Remove-SPODeletedSite.
Use Get-SPODeletedSitecommand to see if the site is still in the list.
If it is still listed, use Remove-SPODeletedSitecommand to remove the site.
Wait for 24 hours to see the outcome.

Please share the result when you have time.

Regards,

Zixuan

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6 additional answers

Answer 1

Thanks for the reply.

I see that the original post for the vote on having the ability to clear frequent sites and suggested sites is 2 years old, and the last post was 1 year ago. That seems a bit long now, no? When does MS decide if it's sufficient # of votes to make the change? This doesn't appear to be a abnormal request. I've got sites in those lists that don't exist any longer, and haven't existed for some time.

Thanks,

Mike

Answer 2

Mike,

That's why I call it "useless voice". I've seen several "being worked on" responses by Msft which are more than 2 years old. Msft has acknowledged the sharepoint.aspx page doesn't work correctly after a year or more of complaints but they refuse to implement the obvious quick fix - let us hide it/remove it/clear its inaccurate content. Instead we have to wait for them to figure out why it doesn't work which could take a lifetime apparently.

Answer 3

Hi Mike,

Thanks for posting in our forum.

We would like to share with you that there isn't an out-of-the-box feature to clear the Frequent sites and Suggested sites. Please vote for this requirement in our UserVoice forum to let the product group hear the feedback.

Regarding to the app launcher, we can pin or unpin the app. However, per my test, we can't unpin some apps (e.g. SharePoint) which are pinned be default. (It all depends on what's included in your subscription.) Given this situation, we would like to invite you post this requirement in our UserVoice forum as well. This is the best method to help us improve our products.

Your understanding is highly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Zixuan

[Updated by Zixuan Yuan MSFT , 7 June 2018, 6:40 AM (UTC)]

Answer 4

Anonymous

Hi Mike,

Have you tried the above suggestion? Feel free to share the status at your convenience.

Regards,

Zixuan

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