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Silver Contributor

Nov 18, 2016

Force delete Group Site Collection after Group Deleted?

I don't suppose there is a way to force delete a site collection after the group is deleted? I created a test group that happened to use the name that I now need to use. I deleted that group day...

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Nicholas Byng-Maddick

Brass Contributor

Mar 09, 2017

I have a feeling that one of our admins manipulated the standard delete URL to get to relevant SPO function. I don't have a spare Team/ Group to test on though.

https://heathrowportal.sharepoint.com/teams/teaching_Liher/_layouts/15/deleteweb.aspx

Samuel Sjöbergsson

Copper Contributor

Mar 09, 2017

I have alreay tested that and I got the response that I wasn't allowed to do that and gave a form to request permission but I supposed that form went into a black hole or something.

Emily Gagnon
Copper Contributor
Sep 08, 2017
Not working for me
Samuel Sjöbergsson
Copper Contributor
Mar 10, 2017
But I am global admin and both created the group and deleted it but I got support from microsoft today and from powershell it was no problem to remove it. The commands that I used from SharePoint Online Management shell was connect-sposervice and remove-sposite
Nicholas Byng-Maddick
Brass Contributor
Mar 10, 2017
I think it was the owner of the Group that performed the action and hence was authorised. Otherwise you probably need a SharePoint admin to have required permissions..