How to delete Sharepoint Online “site”

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  •  21-02-2021
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Question

Wow. This should not be this difficult.

How do I delete these old "sites"?

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These have the word "site" in the url:

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Unfortunately, the docs here say to delete a Sharepoint site, I need to click Site information which I don't see when I click the gear icon.

The instructions say:

Note: If you do not see Site information in the Settings panel, work with your SharePoint administrator to get access.

I am the admin and only user in the tenant.

See... no Site Information option:

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When I click "Site Permissions" then Site Owners and Members, there is an error shown:

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EDIT 1: Was able to go to the admin center that @Jerry recommended and delete the sites from there.

  • Though after deleted in admin center, they did not immediately disappear from Sharepoint.
  • Maybe have to wait awhile.

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Was it helpful?

Solution

Do you mean you cannot see the site information link? If so, that means you have no permission to carry out the deletion. What do you mean by

I am the admin and only user in the tenant.

Are you an admin or a common user?

If you can access the SharePoint admin center, I will suggest you go there and delete a site. You can view all sites and delete them The link is :https://admin.microsoft.com/sharepoint?page=home&modern=true

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And if you are just a end user without admin permission in that site, simply you cannot delete the site.

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