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Adding a Place to "More Places"
I often need to a folder from one SharePoint site to another. I have access to both sites, but sometimes the site I want to copy to does not show up in my list of sites. Even when I click "More Places" it does not appear. What is strange is that sometimes it seems to randomly show up for a time and then disappears. I don't know what I did to make it come or go. Is there a way to manually add a site to my "More Places" list or do something to ensure it appears? Thanks!!The Document ID is editable for documents inside the Document Set
I have created a Document Set Content Type and associate it with a Document Library, also enabled the Document ID feature on my SharePoint Teams site. I noticed that the Document ID is read-only at the Document Set level, but it is editable in documents inside the Document Set. I checked another library where a Document Set is not used, and there, the Document ID is not editable.
Hide Personal OneDrive Results from Search
I have received complaints from users who are becoming confused when they find their own work OneDrive files in the SharePoint search results. The either worry someone else can see their confidential files, or simply don't understand the concept of checking the URL. Is there an easy way to remove these results from the default search? Additionally, are there any reasons we should not restrict these results?
Sharing a site vs folder with external users (Guest accounts)
I'm hoping to get some clarification here on external sharing. I'm seeing that when I share a SharePoint site (at the site level) I'm seeing the guest account listed in Azure guests. But if I share a folder link itself with an external user, the user never gets shown in the Azure guest users. Even after the user has accepted and logged in and viewed the folder. It's my understanding that even guest users for folder links should appear under the guests. Is this correct? Can someone explain? Thanks, -GregExternal Microsoft 365 Work Accounts Unable to Access Shared Resources
Hello, We migrated company folders and files from Dropbox Business to a SharePoint Online document library using the Migration Manager tool in Microsoft 365 Admin Center. No issues with the tool. Once the folders and file were migrated, we noticed that we were unable to perform simple sharing of folders and files to external users (both non-Microsoft and Microsoft 365). While the share steps were normal and the external recipients received the share notification emails, when they clicked on them, performed the OTP, they were presented with Your account doesn't have access to these resources. Share settings are wide open for any user to share externally at the SharePoint Online admin center and Site level. Performed several share tests with different external account types and unable to access the share. We then created a new document library and tested sharing and had no issues with different external account types. Opened a case with Microsoft Support and they stated that it may be a known issue with the Migration Manager tool specifically when migrating from Dropbox. Their solution was to move the folders and files to a new library. We created a new document library and tested external sharing. No issues. Then moved the folders and files using the GUI to the new library. As we started to share folders and files externally, external users started reporting some can access while others cannot. After more testing we discovered that we can share externally to non-Microsoft 365 work accounts (Gmail, Outlook.com, etc.) with no issues. When sharing specifically to external Microsoft 365 work accounts, they cannot access the shared resources when they receive the share notification email. There is no problem creating the share. We are just clicking on the share icon, adjusting the share settings as needed, enter the external addresses, and send the share. The external recipients receive the email notification without issue, click on the link, perform the OTP, and then receive the message Your account does not have access to these resources. We have another Microsoft Support case open, but if anyone has any insights much would be appreciated. Also, note that when sharing from any user's OneDrive, no issue at all. All external account types can access the shares without issue. Thanks!
Viewing Videos in Sharepoint Hangs Browser
We have an issue where we review videos from a third party over their Sharepoint. Recently we've been having an issue in Edge where browsing through video previews makes the browser unresponsive. We installed chrome to see if it was an edge issue and it worked again. Later however, the issue began to present itself again with kill/wait options and the only way to fix it is to switch to Incognito mode. Both browser installs are completely vanilla with no add ons running but does anyone have any advice? Many thanks!Connected Sharepoint to a Postgree database
Hello, I would like some help in connecting a PostGree database to SharePoint. I would like to be able to use the data contained in this database in lists. I should point out that I have no particular expertise on the subject. I would gladly accept a step-by-step guide. 😅
SP List approval email broken, works in teams
I received an email from an employee saying that their ability to respond to SP list item approval requests through email randomly stopped working and they get the below error message: They're still able to do approvals through Teams, but they prefer to go through email.
Title field in Lists - cannot make the field required
My organization has been using Lists for its time tracking & workplan for a few years. Previously the Title field was required by default when a new list was created. Recently when creating a new list (from an existing list on which the title was a required field), I noticed that the title field is no longer required. There is no option to edit the column to make the title required. Is there any workaround or JSON code that I can use to make this field required for my users? Thank you.
"Moving and copying across sites" limits
I have a question regarding the limits listed here and shown below: No more than 100 GB total file size No more than 30,000 files Each file must be less than 15 GB Do these apply to the browser-based "Move to" and "Copy to" operations? Or do they apply to files moved or copied via sync folders? Or do they apply to both/either? We have a few departments that need to periodically move large numbers of files from one site to another. They are currently using the "Move to" or "Copy to" function and finding it painfully slow and unreliable. We don't have budget for a migration tool, and the SP Migration Tool (frustratingly) can only be used to get content from outside sources into SharePoint Online.
