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Delete data from sharepoint list
I have a SP list with about 40k rows. I need to clean this and delete old rows. But I can not find an good way to delete large amounts. I basically can only work with 100-200 posts at a time and i...
Oskar Kuus I believe PowerShell is your savior. You can use it in any way you want to fulfill your needs.
Delete a single item:
https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2016/01/sharepoint-online-delete-list-item-using-powershell.html
Delete multiple items:
https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2015/10/delete-all-list-items-in-sharepoint-online-using-powershell.html
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/17895.powershell-script-to-delete-items-from-sharepoint-list.aspx
Just a thought - You can create a view based off the certain condition (e.g. SP view for older items), and delete the items manually by selecting all.
Hope it helps.