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Automate restoration of files from a SharePoint recycle bin
We have started using Microsoft Teams across the organisation and migrating files from the local file server in to Teams document libraries. Users have been shown how to sync Team channels and Docume...
Thanks Christopher for the response. I logged the problem with Microsoft from the start but their initial advice was just to use the GUI to restore items. Eventually I persuaded the support that this was not only impractical (100 files per restore operation x 6,000) but also not working (for every 100 I try and restore, around 80 fail with various errors most notably timeout ones). I'm awaiting contact now from the back end team. In the meantime the department affected are unable to work with their SharePoint libraries, and it could be a week before Microsoft restore the whole library, if they even offer to do that...
Bummer. This is a fear of mine and considering turning off sync client for Sharepoint sites until they release files restore for Sharepoint.
I think my user was trying to remove a sync with a Teams channel from file explorer without turning the sync off first but you would normally expect to then see the removed channel in the Windows recycle bin and restore from there but it's sod law that it isn't there either on this occasion. I've tried recreating what they did but haven't succeeded. We now advise users to minimise their interaction with SharePoint libraries (in our case Teams libraries) in file explorer and to contact IT if they are unsure. The problem is that the sync option is right there for them on each SharePoint page currently. I'm not sure yet how it could be removed but I'm sure that must be possible.