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Modern teamsite - documents being uploaded not being assigned default content type
Within one of our modern teamsites we have a document library with custom content types, one of which we have made default for the library. When uploading certian word files from our share drives th...
It doesn't work like that. Setting the Default Content type for a library simply means that when clicking the New menu option in the library you will create a document using that content type - without needing to choose it from the dropdown (you might have defined multiple content types for the library. Also this applies to a classic library where you choose New from the ribbon, in a modern library clicking New simply activates the dropdown)
Uploading a document will not assign your default content type, it's there for file creation only.
Ian Moran I beg to differ. Uploading documents to a document library will apply the default content type to the uploaded documents. The default content type is NOT just for the GUI New button.