In case you accidentally or for any other reason delete the site, now? To face this case, you need to learn how to restore a deleted SharePoint Site or an alternative to fight back for such unwanted scenarios.
Types of SharePoint Sites
- Team Site with a Microsoft 365 Group
- Team Site without a Microsoft 365 Group
- Communication Site
- Classic Site
- Private Channel Sites
- Public Channel Sites for more exploration of this topic, you can read this blog: Types of SharePoint Sites: Their Selection, Features & Use Cases!
Classic Site, Public and Private Channel are not part of SharePoint Online; people basically
Different sites have different retention capacities.
- Team Site with a Microsoft 365 Group has 93 days for the SharePoint Sites; on the other hand, for the different applications, such as Team, Calendar, Group, and Planner, etc, have only 30 days.
- Team Sites without a Microsoft 365 Group only have 93 days, the same as the Classic Sites.
- Private and Public channel site data is available only for 30 days.
In this section, here is a short explanation of who can restore a deleted SharePoint Site:
- SharePoint Administrator can restore both the Team Site with and without Microsoft Office 365, and also a Communication site.
- On the other hand, the Team and Channel Owner can restore the Public and Private Channel.
What happens to a SharePoint site after it’s deleted?
- All content on the site is deleted.
- Users can no longer access it.
- It moves to the admin recycle bin under the retention period.
- You can restore it easily during this period.
In this section, we will discuss how you manage what is required to restore a deleted SharePoint Site
Not all deleted Sites are required for your purpose; you need to classify them from the deleted sites, and you can do it with the help of the steps follow which provided below:
- Firstly, you need to open the Admin Center of SharePoint and then select the required Admin Centre.
- Next, in the left menu, pick the sites from the deleted sites section.
- You can search or scroll through the list.
Methods to Restore A Deleted SharePoint Site
- Restore from the SharePoint Admin Centre
- Using PowerShell
- Restore from Microsoft Support/ Backup
Method 1: Restore From the SharePoint Admin Centre
- Firstly, you need to sign in to the Microsoft 365 Admin Centre.
- Next, in the left menu, pick the sites from the deleted sites
- After that, go to the deleted sites section with the help of the left menu, select sites, then click on the deleted sites. After clicking on that, this page shows all deleted sites that are still within the retention period.
- Use the search bar and then type the site name, or you can search through the scroll option.
- Click on the site so it becomes highlighted once you select the sites, and the restoration option appears on the page.
- At the top of the page, you will find the option to restore. Confirm your action when the confirmation is done click on the Restore.
- The site will reappear under Active Sites and wait for the process to complete. It depends on the size; it may take 1-5 minutes to complete.
Check the Key Points before restoring the deleted SharePoint Site:
- Verify your Admin Permissions.
- Pick the site that is still within the 93-day retention period.
- No dependency conflict exists.
- Review the reason for deletion.
- Check storage availability.
- Inform the Stakeholder.
- Check the data in a focused manner.
- Check the site types.
Method 2: Restore a Deleted SharePoint Site with the help of PowerShell
Connect-SPOService -Url https://<YourTenant>-admin.sharepoint.com
Get-SPODeletedSite
Restore-SPODeletedSite -Identity https://<YourTenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<SiteName>
Get-SPOSite -Identity https://<YourTenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/<SiteName>
Note: You need to replace <Your Tenant> with your tenant name and <Site Name> with the deleted site’s name.
Method 3: Restore with the help of the SharePoint Site via Microsoft Support
- Firstly, you need to pick the site and deletion details.
- Check the internal backup options.
- Now you need to open Microsoft 365 support requests.
- Enter the necessary information, such as Site URL, Site Name, Approximation deletion date, reason for restoration, and any internal backup details, if any.
- Verify your restored sites.
To prevent yourself from this hectic schedule, you should take preventive measures with the help of the Shoviv Cloud Drive Migrator.
Note: You can also back up a SharePoint site using Shoviv’s utility. Moreover, you can automate the backup using a scheduler.
Professionally Restore SharePoint Sites and Pages with Shoviv Software
The Shoviv Cloud Drive Migrator acts as an all-in-one restoration and migration engine for SharePoint Sites. It effortlessly migrates and restores crucial SharePoint elements like Pages, Documents, and Libraries, maintaining the original folder hierarchy, metadata, and permissions intact.
This is fundamentally different from manual methods (like Download/Upload or simple drag-and-drop), which risk data loss, broken links, loss of version history, and require tedious, error-prone manual re-configuration of permissions and site features.
Choose Shoviv for guaranteed data integrity, batch migration of multiple sites, incremental export to prevent duplication, and an easy-to-use GUI—making complex SharePoint site restoration simple, swift, and secure without technical expertise.
Steps to Restore A Deleted SharePoint Site with Shoviv
- Launch and Open the Shoviv Cloud Drive Migrator.
- Now you need to go to the Create Drive Migrator Section, where you need to select the File System as the source and SharePoint as the target location.
- Enter the Job Name.
- Now you need to connect the Source, select the file under the file system with the help of the Add File.
- After that, connect with the Target Project.
- Select the target users from the list and then hit the Next button.
- Align the source and target users with each other with the help of the Map User.
- Here you can refine your migration process with the help of the Filter page.
- Set the advanced settings with the help of the settings page.
- Carefully review the job details, and if you want changes, then you can do it with the help of the Back button, and if not, then click on the Finish button.
- Here, your job runs according to the options you have chosen under the settings and filters into the above section.
Conclusion:
Restoring a deleted SharePoint Site turns into a simple process when you know the right path. Moreover, each site has different decor for the retaining period. Therefore, choose the method that suits your permissions and needs. Also, verify the backup before restoring. Finally, to avoid further issues, use reliable tools like Shoviv Cloud Drive Migrator. This ensures smooth, secure, and uninterrupted SharePoint Management. A free demo version of this utility is also available.
