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Daniel Hansen Hansen
Mar 03, 2018Copper Contributor
Lost Files After SharePoint Site Reorg - How to Sync Files to New Folder Structure
I just finished a SharePoint Online site cleanup and reorg of the document folder structure. I did not delete any files or folders with content, but found that most of my files were missing. I found ...
- AnonymousMar 04, 2018Trim off everything after the library name in the url. Also assuming you are on a more modern windows version? Need to do this on like a windows 8+ machine. Don’t remember if 7 and or server will do it.
You can also accomplish the same using internet explorer. Going to the library then go to the library tab in classic view and open with explorer.
Anonymous
Mar 04, 2018Seems like you have something going on with a view, or your in a sub folder somehow, or what I've seen people do is stick their files in the forms folder which is a hidden folder in the document library. If you open the URL to the document library in windows explorer, it should show the root directory, here you can move files around without issues since it's a direct file path to the documents and not a "sync".
Daniel Hansen Hansen
Mar 04, 2018Copper Contributor
Thanks -- but when I try that, I just get this error dialog:
- AnonymousMar 04, 2018Trim off everything after the library name in the url. Also assuming you are on a more modern windows version? Need to do this on like a windows 8+ machine. Don’t remember if 7 and or server will do it.
You can also accomplish the same using internet explorer. Going to the library then go to the library tab in classic view and open with explorer.