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Finding files in SPO recycle bin
what is the trick for finding specific files in SPO recycle bin? we can only sort by title and date deleted, there is no filtering and when there are thousands of files, it is an endless scroll which...
Dean_Gross You can use PowerShell to export the recycle bin items to a csv file and use excel to filter on dates, users, etc.
All you need to do is install the SharePoint PNP Powershell module and run the following:
Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://<sitecollectionurl/
Get-PnPRecycleBinItem -firstStage | export-csv <filepath>
Can we run a similar command to export the items from the Second Stage recycle bin of a users' OneDrive recycle bin? Also do you know if we can run a Flow that checks for items in a users OneDrive Second Stage recycle bin?
csesti-Jabil you can use the same command with the Second Stage switch
Get-PnPRecycleBinItem -SecondStage
JSleithanks for the suggestion, that will help the SPO admins, but it won't help the site owners who can't use POSH. Microsoft still needs to address this basic level of functionality in the UI.
https://lazyadmin.nl/powershell/restore-recycle-bin-sharepoint-online-with-powershell/amp/
and you also also filter by directory name :
$_.DirNAme -match "sites/…."
Eric LE CORRE thanks for the additional suggestion, but this won't help the site owner who is trying to find a file that was deleted. Site owners are empowered to do almost everything, they should not have to open a support ticket with their Help Desk to do something this simple
