Remove-SPWeb
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2011-02-09
Completely deletes the specified Web.
Remove-SPWeb [-Identity] <SPWebPipeBind> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Recycle <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
The Remove-SPWeb cmdlet completely deletes the Web specified by the Identity parameter.
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| Deleting the top level Web site of a site collection causes the entire site collection to be removed. |
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description | ||
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| Identity | Required | Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPWebPipeBind | Specifies the identity of the Web to delete. The type must be a valid full URL, in the form http://server_name/site_name, or an SPWeb object. | ||
| AssignmentCollection | Optional | Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPAssignmentCollection | Manages objects for the purpose of proper disposal. Use of objects, such as SPWeb or SPSite, can use large amounts of memory and use of these objects in Windows PowerShell scripts requires proper memory management. Using the SPAssignment object, you can assign objects to a variable and dispose of the objects after they are needed to free up memory. When SPWeb, SPSite, or SPSiteAdministration objects are used, the objects are automatically disposed of if an assignment collection or the Global parameter is not used.
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| Confirm | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. For more information, type the following command: get-help about_commonparameters | ||
| WhatIf | Optional | System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter | Displays a message that describes the effect of the command instead of executing the command. For more information, type the following command: get-help about_commonparameters |
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Remove-SPWeb http://sitename/subsite
This example completely deletes a subsite.

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