Removes items permanently from the specified archive.

Syntax

Remove-ArchiveItem -Archive <Archive> [-ItemId <ID>]
Remove-ArchiveItem -Archive <Archive> [-Identity <AccountIdentity>]
Remove-ArchiveItem -Archive <Archive> [-ArchiveItem <ArchiveEntry[]>]

Detailed Description

The Remove-ArchiveItem command permanently removes entries from specified archive.

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Parameters

-Archive <Archive>

Specifies the archive to use when determining which ArchiveEntry items to remove. Use Get-Archive to find the appropriate archive.

-ItemId <ID>

Specifies the ID for the original item that should be processed. This is NOT the ArchivalId.

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the user responsible for moving the item to the archive.

-ArchiveItem <ArchiveEntry[]>

Specific items from the archive may be deleted when using this parameter.

Inputs

• AccountIdentity

• Sitecore.Data.Archiving.ArchiveEntry

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• None.

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

The following removes items matching the ItemId found in the specified archive.

$database = Get-Database -Name "master"
$archiveName = "recyclebin"
$archive = Get-Archive -Database $database -Name $archiveName
Remove-ArchiveItem -Archive $archive -ItemId "{1BB32980-66B4-4ADA-9170-10A9D3336613}"

EXAMPLE 2

The following removes items from the recycle bin by the user found in the specified archive.

$database = Get-Database -Name "master"
$archiveName = "recyclebin"
$archive = Get-Archive -Database $database -Name $archiveName
Remove-ArchiveItem -Archive $archive -Identity "sitecore\admin"

EXAMPLE 3

The following removes all items from the recycle bin found in the specified archive.

$database = Get-Database -Name "master"
$archiveName = "recyclebin"
$archive = Get-Archive -Database $database -Name $archiveName
Get-ArchiveItem -Archive $archive | Remove-ArchiveItem

Related Topics

• Get-ArchiveItem

• Restore-ArchiveItem

• Remove-Item

• Remove-ItemVersion

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