Deleting a SharePoint list through PowerShell

When SharePoint lists are corrupted and you are unable to delete them from UI, you can delete them from SharePoint PowerShell. If you want to force delete a SharePoint list using PowerShell, open SharePoint Management shell and run the below commands:

$web = Get-SPWeb -Identity http://sitename

$list = $web.Lists["corrupted list name"]

$list.AllowDeletion = $true

$list.Update()

$list.Delete()