Set SharePoint Web Application Recycle Bin Configuration with PowerShell
In continuation of my article SharePoint Recycle bins – Let’s get it crystal clear, There are situations to set SharePoint to recycle bin options programmatically with either object model code (C#) or with PowerShell.
SharePoint PowerShell Script to Configure Recycle Bin:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#Get the Web Application
$WebApp = Get-SpWebApplication "https://SharePoint.crescent.com"
#*** Set Recycle bin Options ***
#Enable Recycle bin
$WebApp.RecycleBinEnabled = $true
#Set Retention Period to 90 days
$WebApp.RecycleBinRetentionPeriod = 90
#To Turnoff Recycle bin Retention, use: $WebApp.RecycleBinCleanUpEnabled=$false
#Set Second Stage Recycle bin Quota %
$WebApp.SecondStageRecycleBinQuota = 100
#To turn OFF Second Stage recycle bin, use: $WebApp.SecondStageRecycleBinQuota = 0
#Apply the changes
$WebApp.Update()
Write-Host "Recycle bin Settings Updated!"
SharePoint Recycle bin configuration with STSADM:
- stsadm -o setproperty -pn Recycle-bin-enabled -pv {On | Off} -url <web-app-url>
- stsadm -o setproperty -pn Recycle-bin-cleanup-enabled -pv {On | Off} -url <web-app-url>
- stsadm -o setproperty -pn Recycle-bin-retention-period -propertyvalue <Numeric value indicating the number of days> [-url] <URL>
- stsadm -o setproperty -pn Second-stage-recycle-bin-quota -pv 60 -url <web-app-url>
