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jwa33
Mar 28, 2023Copper Contributor
SharePoint List - Tracking Deleted Items
We have a SharePoint list that we use to track items, however I'm having a hard time tracking what gets deleted and tracing it back. When an item is deleted, it goes to the recycling bin, but the...
kalpeshvaghela
Mar 28, 2023Steel Contributor
Can you elaborate more on "get more information"? what details do you need from deleted items from recycle bin?
jwa33
Mar 28, 2023Copper Contributor
We have about 15-20 columns of data in the original list and there are a few of those that have a unique identifier that if you could access that in the recycling bin you could see which item was deleted. Alternatively, if you could move the deleted item to a new list or something, then we could see which was deleted.
As a last-ditch effort, we could download the original list, restore the item, and then download the list again and compare.
As a last-ditch effort, we could download the original list, restore the item, and then download the list again and compare.
- Todde2ShoesNov 30, 2023Copper Contributor
I have the same issue, but it doesn't look like any solutions were offered? If an item in a list is accidentally deleted, but you don't know when or what, it makes finding it very difficult. I could just restore everything that's been deleted from said list, but there's no way of telling which items have been restored. I appreciate there may be challenges with being able to amend the view in the recycle bin - lots of custom columns for different lists, etc - but even if you could view the item before restoring it, in my situation that would be a big help.
- jwa33Nov 30, 2023Copper Contributor
Yeah, no solution was offered that we could find. Even knowing the item ID in the recycling bin (the key) would help.