Functions/Public/Remove-CT365AllSitesFromRecycleBin.ps1
<# .SYNOPSIS Removes all sites from the SharePoint Online recycle bin. .DESCRIPTION The Remove-CT365AllSitesFromRecycleBin function connects to SharePoint Online using the provided admin URL and then removes all sites from the SharePoint Online recycle bin. This function requires the PSFramework and PnP.PowerShell modules. .PARAMETER AdminUrl Specifies the URL of the SharePoint Online admin center. The URL must follow the format 'tenantname.sharepoint.com'. .EXAMPLE Remove-CT365AllSitesFromRecycleBin -AdminUrl "contoso-admin.sharepoint.com" Connects to the SharePoint Online admin center at 'https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com' and removes all sites from the recycle bin. .INPUTS None .OUTPUTS None .NOTES Please add any suggestions or issues to GitHub Issues #> function Remove-CT365AllSitesFromRecycleBin { [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateScript({ if ($_ -match '^[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.sharepoint\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+$') { $true } else { throw "The URL $_ does not match the required format." } })] [string]$AdminUrl ) Begin { # Check if required modules are available, otherwise install them foreach ($module in @('PSFramework', 'PnP.PowerShell')) { if (-not (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $module)) { Install-Module $module -Scope CurrentUser } } # Connect to SharePoint Online Connect-PnPOnline -Url $AdminUrl -Interactive } Process { try { # Retrieve sites from recycle bin $recycleBinItems = Get-PnPTenantRecycleBinItem # Delete sites from recycle bin foreach ($item in $recycleBinItems) { Remove-PnPTenantDeletedSite -Identity $item.Url -Force Write-PSFMessage -Message "Site removed from recycle bin: $($item.Url)" -Level Host } if ($recycleBinItems.Count -eq 0) { Write-PSFMessage -Message "No sites found in the recycle bin." -Level Host } else { Write-PSFMessage -Message "All sites have been removed from the recycle bin." -Level Host } } catch { Write-PSFMessage -Message "An error occurred: $_" -Level Error } } End { Disconnect-PnPOnline -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } |