What Happens if You Delete Something by Accident?
Last updated: March 30, 2026
We understand that things happen.
Orchestry leverages all the capabilities in Microsoft 365 and doesn't permanently delete anything. This gives you a number of ways that you can get your content back from the M365 recycle bins, if the content hasn't expired.
For Microsoft 365 Groups, there's a 30-day retention period. SharePoint sites/content stay in the SharePoint recycle bin for approximately 93 days.
Restore a Team or a Group-Connected SharePoint Team Site
If you accidentally delete a Team or SharePoint site using Orchestry, you can restore the Group using the Microsoft 365 Restore Group option.
Check out the article from Microsoft: Restore a Deleted Microsoft 365 Group.
Please note that by default, Groups that have been deleted for over 30 days are permanently deleted from Microsoft 365.
Restore a SharePoint Site and Contents
If you accidentally delete a SharePoint site using Orchestry, you can restore this using the Microsoft 365 restore deleted sites functionality.
Check out the article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/restore-deleted-site-collection
Please note that by default, SharePoint sites that have been deleted for over 90 days are permanently deleted from Microsoft 365.
Restore Document or Page Versions
If you accidentally delete versions of documents or SharePoint site pages, you can restore this from the recycle bin.
Check out the article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/restore-deleted-items-from-the-site-collection-recycle-bin-5fa924ee-16d7-487b-9a0a-021b9062d14b