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The SharePoint site recycle bin isn’t the same as the Windows recycle bin that you see on your desktop. While items are in the site recycle bin, you can restore items you deleted to their original location. If you’re using SharePoint in Microsoft 365, you can even view and restore items that were deleted by someone else,
Example: site URL is https://share.domain.com then site recycle bin can be accessed by using https://share.domain.com/_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx?View=2 Note: Deleted file/list/lib stays in the site’s recycle bin for 30 days. This is the default retention time.
What happens when an item is deleted from SharePoint?
If an item is deleted from the site collection Recycle Bin, or it exceeds the retention time, it is permanently deleted. Important: The SharePoint Recycle Bin is different from the Recycle Bin in Windows.
Where are deleted items from the site collection Recycle Bin?
Deleted sites are retained in the site collection Recycle Bin. From there, a site collection administrator can restore them to their original site collection. Note: SharePoint Server 2019 users can restore items that they’ve deleted themselves, and also items that other users in the site have deleted.
What happens when you delete an item from the site Recycle Bin?
When you delete the item from the site recycle bin, it goes into the site collection recycle bin. It stays there for the remainder of the 93 days, and then is permanently deleted.
When you delete items from a document library or list in Microsoft Teams or SharePoint, they aren’t immediately removed. Deleted items go into the SharePoint site recycle bin for a period of time or until they are emptied from the recycle bin.
How to restore items from end user Recycle Bin?
To restore items in the end user Recycle Bin, click the End user Recycle Bin items view. To restore items in the Site Collection Recycle Bin, click the Deleted from end user Recycle Bin view. Select the check box next to the item you want to restore.