Delete a Site Column using PowerShell in SharePoint
Requirement: Delete site column with PowerShell in SharePoint
How to Delete a Site Column in SharePoint?
Site columns in SharePoint can be deleted when we don't need them anymore. When you delete a site column, any lists and libraries with the particular site column doesn't get affected. Those site column becomes standard list field. To remove a site column in SharePoint, Navigate to:
Delete a Site Column using PowerShell in SharePoint
To delete site column using PowerShell in SharePoint, use this script:
How to Delete a Site Column in SharePoint?
Site columns in SharePoint can be deleted when we don't need them anymore. When you delete a site column, any lists and libraries with the particular site column doesn't get affected. Those site column becomes standard list field. To remove a site column in SharePoint, Navigate to:
- Site Actions >> Site Settings
- Click on "Site Columns" under Web Designer Galleries section
- In Site columns page, Click on the Title of the site column to pick target site column
- Scroll down and click on "Delete" button. Confirm the prompt.
Delete a Site Column using PowerShell in SharePoint
To delete site column using PowerShell in SharePoint, use this script:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell –ErrorAction SilentlyContinue #Variables $RootWebURL ="http://intranet.crescent.com" #Internal Name of the site column to delete $SiteColumnToRemove="Departments" #Get the Root Web $RootWeb = Get-SPWeb $RootWebURL #Check if a site column exists already if ($RootWeb.Fields.ContainsField($SiteColumnToRemove)) { #delete site column powershell sharepoint $Rootweb.Fields.Delete($SiteColumnToRemove) Write-host "Site column has been Deleted Successfully!" }This removes the site column from SharePoint site!
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