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SharePoint 2010 - deleting content type error

Asked By: Tessa Joseph Date: Jan 08, 2010 Category: Sharepoint 2010 Views: 3690

I developed a site content type inheriting from Form in SP 2010 as a feature.

I associated the content type with a form library and later decided to
republish. I deleted the Form library and when trying to delete the content
type, it gives me the famous SP 2007 error:

The content type "XXX" is part of an application feature.

It is a site content type on a blank site, so there is absolutely no possibility
that this content type is used else where. I have deactivated the feature, even
uninstalled the solution but I am always getting the same error when deleting
the content type.

I queried the content db and found that my deleted forms library instance is
still there in All Lists table. I have already spent 10+ hours on figuring out
why my form library is not deleted. I have tried on more than one sites and
always able to reproduce the issue.

Tagged:sharepoint 2010 deleting content type error

5 Answers Found

Answer #1 Answered By: Sierra Beck Answered On: Jan 08, 2010

When you delete a list or library it isn't really gone. It's in the Recycle
Bin. To remove it from the system entirely you need to either wait 30 days
(default for the Recycle Bin) or delete it from both the user and the site
collection administrator's Recycle Bin.

Answer #2 Answered By: Elisabeth Walsh Answered On: Jan 08, 2010

I have tried deleting them from recycle bin as well but to no avail.

But even if it is in recycle, it should allow me deleting the parent content
type. won't it?

Answer #3 Answered By: Bhavesh Doshi Answered On: Jan 08, 2010

Did you make sure to delete the library from BOTH levels of the Recycle Bin?
Otherwise its not really gone. You can never delete a content type while its
still in use, so you need to get rid of the library before deleting it.

Answer #4 Answered By: Elisa Santos Answered On: Jan 08, 2010

Yes, I did delete from both recycles.........

Answer #5 Answered By: Aleksandar Cirovic Answered On: Aug 17, 2010

You must go to recucle bin from site settings. Then you can find your libraries with your content type. I have the same problem and solve it after deleting libarary from this Recucle bin.

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