How do I access the Second Recycle Bin if I can't get to the end of the First Recycle bin?

Yes, you can bypass scrolling by modifying the URL directly to open the second-stage recycle bin.

Navigate to your SharePoint site's first-stage recycle bin or site collection recycle bin URL, which ends in /_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx. Append ?view=2 to the very end of the web address, making it /_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx?view=2. Press Enter to load the second-stage recycle bin page directly.

If the direct URL fails or times out because of a large amount of data, you can use PnP PowerShell to view and manage second-stage items directly. Open PowerShell and connect to your site as a site collection administrator using Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://sharepoint.com". Then run Get-PnPRecycleBinItem -SecondStage to list the items in the second-stage recycle bin.

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hth

Marcin

By the way, this feature is such bad design, it needs to be rectified!

Indeed, but in fairness to Microsoft, they did rectify this. You should now have a link visible at the bottom of the page, outside of the list controls for the files themselves. Here's how it looks for ODFB and a standard site:

If you are not seeing said link, you probably do not have sufficient permissions to access the second stage recycle bin. You can also try the following direct links:

• https://tenant-my.sharepoint.com/secondstagerecyclebin (for ODFB)
• https://tenant.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx?view=13 (for SPO, add the site name as needed)