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Shared Drive migration to SharePoint/teams 365 Search problem
Hi SharePintWorthy - there's typically no need to build your folders prior to migration. Folders, Content Types and Metadata are all supported in SharePoint Online. You may want to revisit your pre-migration reports to ensure that your file paths aren't too long Restrictions and limitations in OneDrive and SharePoint - Microsoft Support.
If you don't have the file path length issue, you may want to try indexing your library and then trying your search again. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/crawl-site-content#reindex-a-document-library-or-a-list
Also, check library settings to ensure it's not suppressed from search results and that there aren't any unique permissions on the items you're searching for: 3 ways to prevent documents from appearing in search results in SharePoint | SharePoint Maven
Hope that helps!
Hi SharePintWorthy - there's typically no need to build your folders prior to migration. Folders, Content Types and Metadata are all supported in SharePoint Online. You may want to revisit your pre-migration reports to ensure that your file paths aren't too long Restrictions and limitations in OneDrive and SharePoint - Microsoft Support.
If you don't have the file path length issue, you may want to try indexing your library and then trying your search again. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/crawl-site-content#reindex-a-document-library-or-a-list
Also, check library settings to ensure it's not suppressed from search results and that there aren't any unique permissions on the items you're searching for: 3 ways to prevent documents from appearing in search results in SharePoint | SharePoint Maven
Hope that helps!
- I should of explained we are moving files from a Shared drive, not SharePoint at this point.
I have already checked settings for suppressed search etc. I do believe it is the file restrictions. i.e. The file length is too long. hoping to put in place an architecture plan and as I have proved this folder root is not viable I believe it's the best way, e.g. using content types and metadata and Quick links to views and further metadata filtering if necessary.
Appreciate your input, good to know there is someone out there!
Thanks
Sarah
