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Manage site collections in SharePoint 2013
Updated: December 11, 2012
Summary: Use these TechNet articles to learn how to manage site collections in SharePoint 2013.
Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013
The following articles on TechNet provide information about how to create and delete site collections, how to manage site collection administrators, how to use quota templates to manage site collection storage limits, and how to create connections between specific types of sites in SharePoint 2013.
TechNet articles about how to manage site collections
The following articles about how to manage site collections in SharePoint 2013 are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.
| Content | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | How to create a site collection based on an existing Web application or create a Web application and then create a site collection within that application. | |
| How to delete the content, user information, and site hierarchy that comprise a site collection. | ||
| How to restore a site collection that has been deleted. | ||
| How to restrict files from being uploaded or downloaded based on their file name extension. | ||
| Manage the lock status for site collections in SharePoint 2013 | How to add or remove a lock from a site collection. | |
| How to see the list of site collections. | ||
| Manage a connection to a document center or a records center in SharePoint 2013 | How to connect a web application to a SharePoint 2013 document center or records center and how to modify and delete connections. | |
| How to change site collection administrators for SharePoint 2013 site collections by using Central Administration or the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell. | ||
| How to create, edit, and delete site quota templates for a SharePoint 2013 site collection. |
Change History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| December 11, 2012 | Added three new articles: "Manage a connection to a document center or a records center in SharePoint 2013," "Change site collection administrators in SharePoint 2013," and "Create, edit, and delete quota templates in SharePoint 2013." |
| December 4, 2012 | Added three new articles: "Manage a connection to a document center or a records center in SharePoint 2013," "Change site collection administrators in SharePoint 2013," and "Create, edit, and delete quota templates in SharePoint 2013." |
| July 16, 2012 | Initial publication |
