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as733y
Copper Contributor
Jul 18, 2022

Help with content type

Hello, I was messing around and trying to add a content type and ended up breaking something in my sharepoint to where I can't add anything to my list anymore.

 

The only error I get is "Cannot complete this action. Please try again.".

 

I'm pretty sure it's because I tried to add a content type, but I have since deleted it, but now I'm not sure what is wrong. Can anyone help?

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  • Bharath Arja's avatar
    Bharath Arja
    Iron Contributor
    Jul 18, 2022

    as733y See if you have deleted a content type that is required. Happens usually if you added any list items or documents using that now deleted content type. Go to site recycle bin and try to restore what you've deleted if possible.


    check this article on how to properly delete content type.

    • as733y's avatar
      as733y
      Copper Contributor
      Jul 18, 2022
      Hi Bharath,

      I've restored everything in my recycle bin to try to troubleshoot my issue.

      I've noticed that when I try and delete the items from my list that have been restored, I can't delete anything because of a "One or more field types are not installed properly. Go to the list settings page to delete these fields" error. Does that narrow down what I should be looking for?
      • ganeshsanap's avatar
        ganeshsanap
        MVP
        Jul 19, 2022

        as733y Did you remove the default item content type as well from the list or deleted any columns available in list before adding new content type?

        Can you add any screenshots of errors which may help us to narrow down the problem further?

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