How to Recover a Deleted Microsoft Loop Workspace

Have you ever had one of those moments where you accidentally hit the delete button and poof your Microsoft Loop workspace is gone? Don’t panic, there’s a solution, and it’s simple! You can recover your deleted workspace using PowerShell with these three simple commands.

Now, we know what you’re thinking, “PowerShell? That sounds complicated.” But don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds. With the right admin privileges and a little bit of knowledge, you’ll have your workspace back in no time.

Here are the steps to recover a deleted Microsoft Loop workspace using PowerShell:

  1. Connect to SharePoint Online.
  2. View all deleted Containers in the Recycle Bin.
  3. Recover the deleted Container from the Recycle Bin.

Here are the PowerShell commands for to make it happen:

# Step 1: Connect to SharePoint Online 
Connect-SPOService -Url "https://<SharePoint-Admin-URL>"

# Step 2: View all deleted Containers in the Recycle Bin
Get-SPODeletedContainer

# Step 3: Recover the deleted Container from the Recycle Bin
Restore-SPODeletedContainer -Identity <Container-ID>

Make sure to replace <SharePoint-Admin-URL> with the URL of your SharePoint admin center and <Container-ID> with the ID of the deleted Container that you want to restore.

You can find more information about these commands in the official Microsoft documentation:

For more information on how to recover a deleted Microsoft Loop workspace using PowerShell, please refer to the official Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/loop/loop-compliance-summary?view=o365-worldwide#admin-management-of-loop-workspaces.

In summary, recovering a deleted Microsoft Loop workspace is possible… AND simple. With the help of PowerShell and the appropriate admin privileges, you can bring it back with ease!


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