Clear SharePoint Site’s Recycle Bin using PowerShell Script
PowerShell : Empty SharePoint Recycle Bin I have been in this situation where my SharePoint 2013 Recycle Bin is filled up with over 3 lakh items to delete. I believe only PowerShell can do this magic. And the below script took me around one hour to delete all items. $Site = Get-SPSite "SiteUrl" $RootWeb = $Site.RootWeb foreach($web in $RootWeb.Webs) { $web.RecycleBin.DeleteAll(); } $Site.RecycleBin.DeleteAll(); $Site.Dispose(); Hope you find this helpful. For more information on Second stage Recycle Bin , visit : SharePoint Site CleanUp