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Toby2001

Copper Contributor

Feb 22, 2021

Solved

Move To missing on search results page

The move to button is not available after searching in a document library.

Move to is available and works well from elsewhere but as soon as we search for something and load the results page, the move to button is no longer available.

Is this normal?

Is there a way to get the move to button on the search results page?

Details:

SharePoint online modern document library

'Search this library' search bar being used

Document Library

files

SharePoint Online

PDostiyar
Feb 24, 2021
Toby2001 I am Sure there will be Uservoice for it, if not that would be a good one to create... as Microsoft always listen to their users...

5 Replies

PDostiyar
Bronze Contributor
Feb 22, 2021
Toby2001 Move to option should show why not showing to you, but there is one suggestion if that works for you, Always use copy to as it will create a new copy and once you confirm it is in new location then delete it from the old location though one thing needs to be kept in mind that is meta data for the files to be move.
- Toby2001
  Copper Contributor
  Feb 22, 2021
  PDostiyar Thanks for your suggestion. However, the 'copy to' option is also not there after I have searched in the library. It is the same as the move to option. Before I have searched, it is there and works OK but as soon as I search, it is no longer available.
  - PDostiyar
    Bronze Contributor
    Feb 23, 2021
    Toby2001 yes this is by design when you search a document library or the whole Sharepoint by design you will not find those move to or copy to option.
    
    so the only option is to explore into the same location of the library select and either move to or copy to...