Items that have been deleted from a SharePoint in Microsoft 365 site Recycle Bin are kept in the site collection Recycle Bin (or Second-stage Recycle Bin). If you're a site collection administrator, you can permanently remove these items by deleting them from the site collection Recycle Bin.
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The SharePoint Recycle Bin is different from the Recycle Bin in Windows. To recover files deleted in Windows from your desktop or apps, try the Windows Recycle Bin first. To put your Windows Recycle Bin on your desktop, see Show or hide the Recycle Bin.
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If you're looking for the Recycle Bin for OneDrive, go to your OneDrive site and select Recycle bin in the left pane.
Delete items or empty the Second-stage Recycle Bin in SharePoint
Caution: When you delete an item from the Second-stage or Site Collection Recycle Bin, it is permanently removed.
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On modern team sites and classic sites (subsites) in the left pane, choose Recycle bin.
On modern communication sites, select Site contents, and then click Recycle bin in the top navigation bar. If you don't see the Recycle Bin, and you do have permissions, try the following steps.
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Click Settings
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On Site Settings, under Site Collection Administration, select Recycle bin.
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At the bottom of the Recycle bin page, click Second-stage recycle bin.
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Do one of the following:
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Delete one or more items Hover and click the circle next to the item(s) you want to delete and then click Delete.
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Delete all items Clear all check marks and click Empty recycle bin.
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In the confirmation box, click Delete.
Delete items or empty the Second-stage Recycle Bin in SharePoint Servers 2019 and 2016
Caution: When you delete an item from the Second-stage or Site Collection Recycle Bin, it is permanently removed.
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On the left Quick Launch pane of the Site page, choose Recycle Bin.
If you don't see the Recycle Bin, and you do have permissions, try the following steps.
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Click Settings
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Click Recycle bin under Site Collection Administration.
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On the Recycle Bin page click Second-stage recycle bin.
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Do one of the following:
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Delete one or more items Click the check box next to the item(s) you want to delete and then click Delete Selection.
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Delete all items Click the box next to Type, and then click Delete Selection.
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Select OK.
Delete items using Windows PowerShell
If you need to delete many items in the Recycle Bin, you can use PowerShell to save time. For more information, see PnP PowerShell overview.
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