Manage site collections (SharePoint Server 2010)
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010
This section describes how to create and delete site collections, how to manage site collection administrators, how to use quota templates to manage site collection storage limits, and how to create connections between specific types of sites.
Create a site collection (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to create a site collection based on an existing Web application or create a Web application and then create a site collection within that application.
Delete a site collection (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to delete the content, user information, and site hierarchy that comprise a site collection.
Restore a deleted site collection in SharePoint Server 2010
This article explains how to restore an accidentally deleted site collection using functionality introduced in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 with Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Configure a connection to a portal site (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article describes how to configure a connection to a portal site. The portal site is added to the global breadcrumb navigation for the site collection.
Manage a connection to a document repository or a records center (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to connect a Web application from which documents will be sent and the repository or records center to which documents will be sent.
Manage site collection storage limits (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to update the warning and storage limits for a site collection by changing the quota template assigned to the site collection.
Manage blocked file types (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to restrict files from being uploaded or downloaded based on their file name extension.
Add or remove site collection administrators (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to change primary and secondary site collection administrators or owners.
Create, edit, and delete quota templates (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to configure storage limit values that specify the maximum amount of data that can be stored in a site collection and the storage size that, when reached, triggers an e-mail alert to the site collection administrator.
Lock or unlock site collections (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to add or remove a lock from a site collection.
View all site collections (SharePoint Server 2010)
This article explains how to see the list of site collections.