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Iron Contributor

Feb 12, 2017

How to delete modern sharepoint site

Hi, I created a new sharepoint site, the new modern variety, and there is no 'site settings' in the cog on these ones of course, so how can I delete the site altogether? I've deleted the group pa...

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jcgonzalezmartin

MVP

Feb 12, 2017

This is true, but you have a Site information link and in the site information panel you will see a link View all site settings that will provide you the access to the Site Settings page...but you will see there you don't have a "Delete site" option and I think this is just because you have created also a Group behind the scenes...so if you delete the Group, the site should be deleted too.

jcgonzalezmartin

MVP

Feb 12, 2017

So just confirmed: you need to delete the Group so the site will be deleted too

Gilbert Okello
Iron Contributor
Jan 04, 2018
When deleting a group one gets a message the all of the groups conversations, files, notebooks and events will be permanently deleted.

Is there undelete or recover option if a group is deleted by mistake?
- Ellya Gold
  Copper Contributor
  Jan 04, 2018
  Can you confirm what you mean by 'deleting the group'? Are you talking Active Directory Group or SharePoint security group, or 'Team' from the Teams UI?
  
  Cheers, Ellya
  - Gilbert Okello
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 04, 2018
    The Office365 group.
    
    Whenever you create a modern team site, there is a corresponding office365 group created.
    
    Apparently the only way to delete the SharePoint site from the UI, is by deleting the Office 365 Group.