How To: Remove a Content Source using PowerShell
Note: The account that will run this script has to be a Search Service Application administrator.
- Open a new PowerShell window as an Administrator.
- Run the RemoveContentSource.ps1 script
- ./RemoveContentSource.ps1 -ContentSource "MyContentSource" -Context "http://my-sp2013-central-admin:port" -IntermediateRepository "C:\IntermediateRepository -SearchAppName "My Search Service Application"
How To: Remove a Content Source Manually
- Remove the Content Source:
- Go to Central Administration and click on Manage Service Applications.
- Look for the Search Service Application and click on it.
- Go to Content Sources.
- Look for the content source you want to delete, right click it and select "Delete".
Note: If the content source is currently crawling, the delete option will be disabled. Stop the crawl process or wait for it to finish to be able to delete it.
- Remove the BDC Model:
- Go to Central Administration and click on Manage Service Applications.
- Look for the Business Data Connectivity Service Application and click on it.
- On the ribbon, go to the View section and select "BDC Models".
- Right click on the BDC model you want to delete ({contentSourceName}-Model), right click it and select "Delete".
- Remove the Repository folder for the content source:
- Go to the Intermediate Repository
- Remove the folder with the same name as the content source.
Note:A new Content Source and External Content Type with a name used previously will only be created if the folder has been removed from the Shared Repository directory.
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