Deleting with Bulk Edit Content

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When using Bulk Edit Content, ShareGate Desktop allows you to delete one or more items from your SharePoint environment.

Depending on the type of SharePoint Content, the item(s) will be sent to the Recycle Bin or permanently deleted.

Prerequisites

• Global Administrator or SharePoint Administrator permissions are always recommended.

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How-To

How-To

In the Explorer, select the list or library that contains items you want to delete.

1. Click Bulk Edit Content from the Quick Actions menu.
2. Select the item(s) you want to delete, right click, and select Delete.
3. You will be prompted to confirm the delete action. Click Yes to proceed.
4. The selected item(s) will be sent to the Recycle Bin and will be removed from the list or library.

Recycling SharePoint Content

The SharePoint Content below, will be sent to the Recycle Bin (it's the equivalent of deleting a file directly in SharePoint):

• List items
• Files
• Folders
• Document Sets

All content deleted this way will be sent to the Recycle Bin of the user connected to SharePoint with ShareGate Desktop.