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Restoring deleted SharePoint files in bulk
Hi Community!, One of my colleagues managed to delete 1000+ files from a SharePoint site and we are restoring them set by set using the SharePoint restore option available on the site itself. I a...
Shanza As far as I know, and like you mention, by default you can select multiple elements in the site's Recycle Bin and restore them to their original location. I don't know of any other batch restore functionallity unless you use a third-party backup solution.
Yes, multiple selections in SharePoint recycle bin is possible. However, although it shows everything is selected, as I scroll down the numbers increase. That's the reason I want to know if there's an efficient way to do a one-off restoration. Something like selecting a time and date of the files to restore files.
MagnusGoksoyrOLDProfile, appreciate your reply.
Regards,
Shazna
- Unfortunately, experience to restore files from Recycle bin is painful with endless scrolling. I wish MS implements pagination instead of bottomless scrolling. You have to select a bunch, restore and repeat.
Is there no option via powershell
- You might want to try this: https://lazyadmin.nl/powershell/restore-recycle-bin-sharepoint-online-with-powershell/
(I have not tried it myself so you should test it before you use it)
