Usage

Usage

Parameters

Parameter	Description
FileName	Specifies the name of the configuration json file.
Clean	Remove missing server side dependencies
HistoryRetentionDays	Days of archived result snapshots to keep in Results\history (default 30; 0 disables pruning).
LogRetentionDays	Days of transcript logs to keep in Logs (default 180; 0 disables pruning).

Basic Usage Example

Run the script with a specified configuration:

.\SPSCleanDependencies.ps1 -FileName 'CONTOSO-PROD-SPSE'

Clean Usage Example

Important

Backup content database first​ and test script on testing environment

Remove missing server side dependencies on SharePoint farm:

.\SPSCleanDependencies.ps1 -FileName 'CONTOSO-PROD-SPSE' -Clean

Next Steps

• Reports & History — the generated HTML report and the timestamped results history.
• Dependency Types — the categories detected and cleaned, and the results JSON shape.
• Troubleshooting — common issues and how to resolve them.