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SharePoint 2010 + PowerShell: Delete Site Content Type

So first, you have to delete all of the content type's children or you'll receive the error "Error: content type in use." Once the dependencies are gone, you can delete the custom site content type itself.

$sitename = $args[0]

$contentType = $args[1]


$web = Get-SPWeb $sitename

$ct = $web.ContentTypes[$contentType]


if ($ct) {

$ctusage = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPContentTypeUsage]::GetUsages($ct)

      foreach ($ctuse in $ctusage) {

        $list = $web.GetList($ctuse.Url)

        $contentTypeCollection = $list.ContentTypes;

        $contentTypeCollection.Delete($contentTypeCollection[$ContentType].Id);

        Write-host "Deleted $contentType content type from $ctuse.Url"

        }

$ct.Delete()

Write-host "Deleted $contentType from site."


} else { Write-host "Nothing to delete." }


$web.Dispose()

Viola.

Posted by: Chrissy Filed under: PowerShell, SharePoint Leave a comment

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A Pedant
March 16th, 2012 - 12:47

Viola is a stringed instrument, I think you meant "Voila!"!!

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- Chrissy LeMaire
  March 19th, 2012 - 05:34
  
  LOL! You're right. I shame my French heritage.
  
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