Unable to Delete SiteCollection -Remove-SharePoint Site: 0x80070003

In this blog you will learn how to Unable to Delete SiteCollection -Remove-SharePoint Site.

In our project, I had to delete a SiteCollection using PowerShell commands. It seems pretty simple achievable using remove site PowerShell command. SharePoint has it owns mind :-) That's how you learn SharePoint the hard way !!

 

Let me get back to the problem and solution then next.

 

I was trying to delete a site collection using the command:

 

Problem  

Remove-Spsite -Identity "http://mysharepointsite/myTemplatesiteCollection

You get the error " Remove-SPSite : <nativehr>0x80070003</nativehr>"

Resolution  

1. Open SharePoint Central AdministrationClick on Application Management and Manage Content Databases.
   
   
2.  Select the Web Application in which site collection resides.
   
   
3. Click on the existing Content DB.
   
   
4. Select Remove Content database and click on ok.
   
   
5. Click on Add Content Database.
   
   
6. Add the Content Database name which you was deleted in Database Name and Click on ok.
   
   
7. Content Db will be added successfully.

Now, you can delete the SiteCollection in a seamless way!!

 

Happy SharePointing :-)