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Silver Contributor

Nov 18, 2016

Force delete Group Site Collection after Group Deleted?

I don't suppose there is a way to force delete a site collection after the group is deleted? I created a test group that happened to use the name that I now need to use. I deleted that group day...

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Samuel Sjöbergsson

Copper Contributor

Mar 09, 2017

Nicholas Byng-Maddick wrote:
We have the same situation with groups being apended with other numbers and are looking to tidy up these groups. Interestingly trying to use the delete option and despite being Global Admin and Sharepoint Admin I am refused permission to the site.

Has anyone experienced this or do I need to be Exchange Admin to acheve this deletion ?

I have the exact same thing happen to me, did you found a solution?

Nicholas Byng-Maddick

Brass Contributor

Mar 09, 2017

I have a feeling that one of our admins manipulated the standard delete URL to get to relevant SPO function. I don't have a spare Team/ Group to test on though.

https://heathrowportal.sharepoint.com/teams/teaching_Liher/_layouts/15/deleteweb.aspx

Emily Gagnon
Copper Contributor
Sep 08, 2017
Not working for me
Samuel Sjöbergsson
Copper Contributor
Mar 10, 2017
But I am global admin and both created the group and deleted it but I got support from microsoft today and from powershell it was no problem to remove it. The commands that I used from SharePoint Online Management shell was connect-sposervice and remove-sposite
Nicholas Byng-Maddick
Brass Contributor
Mar 10, 2017
I think it was the owner of the Group that performed the action and hence was authorised. Otherwise you probably need a SharePoint admin to have required permissions..
Samuel Sjöbergsson
Copper Contributor
Mar 09, 2017
I have alreay tested that and I got the response that I wasn't allowed to do that and gave a form to request permission but I supposed that form went into a black hole or something.