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tcboeira
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Jun 04, 2024
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Is Subsite really necessary in Sharepoint Online?

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is well!   Perhaps it is not a technical doubt but rather a need or concept.   What is the need for "subsites" in Sharepoint Online today? I ask this because think...
  • ganeshsanap's avatar
    Jun 04, 2024

    tcboeira In the modern SharePoint online experience, subsites aren't recommended by Microsoft.

     

    Here is the Microsoft official documentation you can refer for more information: Introduction to SharePoint information architecture - Guiding principle: the world is flat 

     

    If you are a site collection administrator on the "site" (site collection), you can check the subsite storage by navigation to Site Settings --> Storage Metrics.

     

    Generally, URL is in this format: 

     

    https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/MySite/_layouts/15/storman.aspx

    Related Documentation: Manage site storage limits in SharePoint in Microsoft 365 

     


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