All about Recycle bin in SharePoint Online - II

In the previous post we discussed about types of Recycle bin and User Recycle bin features in detail. In this post however, we will look at Site Collection Level Recycle Bin and SharePoint Administration Center Recycle Bin.

Site Collection Level Recycle Bin - According to this post, here are some basic features that you need to know -

• Available to you if you have the Site Collection Administrators role.
• When you delete an item from users recycle bin, it will be moved to the second stage Site Collection recycle bin. It stays there until a site collection administrator deletes it or its automatically deleted after a number of days (up to 30).  
• Items deleted from the second recycle bin is not recoverable.
• Items located in the second stage doesn’t count towards the Site Collection Quota. Well this is a great news.
• When you restore the file from the Site Collection Recycle Bin it gets restored in the original location.

SharePoint Administration Center Recycle Bin - The SharePoint Online Administration Center Recycle Bin gives you greater control over deleted site collections by allowing you to restore a site collection without having to contact Office 365 support. Features that you need to know -

• Deleted site collections stay in the Recycle Bin for 30 days before they are automatically permanently deleted.
• Site Collections are restored only if a new site collection with the same URL does not exist, and storage and usage quotas have not been exceeded. Infact, If you try to create a new site collection that uses the same URL as a site collection that is in the Recycle Bin, you will be prompted to permanently delete the site collection in the Recycle Bin before you can proceed.If your usage quota or storage quota are at their limit, you need to either create the needed space by deleting unused items or increase the limit.