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Sharepoint online copy to/move to issues
Hello, we are fully migrated do O365, so this question is not connected with migration issues. We use the copy/move functionality between libraries, folders within libraries or between sites ...
Pernille-Eskebo: this is not good enough. There's no point in having useful, time-saving features if you employ rubbish developers that cannot deliver them. Like others I'm now stuck with a partial move of files. Folder structure has been replicated but 7hrs later actual files are not moved. This is a few gig of data and should have been done in minutes.
Now I can't try the move again because it says the files are already part of a move job, despite there being nothing anywhere to indicate the status of the job. The initial moving status has disappeared. There's nothing I can find to abort the job and start again.
Obviously, as others have said, it needs to be done in small chunks. That's an indication of incompetent developers that have never learnt to batch jobs so that no individual batch exceeds acceptable resource usage.
Now I can't try the move again because it says the files are already part of a move job, despite there being nothing anywhere to indicate the status of the job. The initial moving status has disappeared. There's nothing I can find to abort the job and start again.
Obviously, as others have said, it needs to be done in small chunks. That's an indication of incompetent developers that have never learnt to batch jobs so that no individual batch exceeds acceptable resource usage.
Hello.
I agree the copy or move files and folders in SharePoint (or OneDrive for Business) functionality via browser is precarious.
One way to check if the process is still working is to check for the folder details. Click the ellipsis next to the folder and select Details. There you can see the folder size.
If a folder is being moved, its Details will show a folder size decreasing value. You may need to refresh the browser tab and reopen the folder Details.
On the target, the Details will show a folder size increasing value.
The Details box will also show files being deleted in the source folder, and added on the target folder. It may be difficult to get to the bottom to see the folder size, as files being changed force the scroll to the top.
Here's how to you get to the Details:
https://businesstechplanet.com/a-guide-to-checking-the-size-of-a-folder-in-sharepoint-online/
Good luck.
I agree the copy or move files and folders in SharePoint (or OneDrive for Business) functionality via browser is precarious.
One way to check if the process is still working is to check for the folder details. Click the ellipsis next to the folder and select Details. There you can see the folder size.
If a folder is being moved, its Details will show a folder size decreasing value. You may need to refresh the browser tab and reopen the folder Details.
On the target, the Details will show a folder size increasing value.
The Details box will also show files being deleted in the source folder, and added on the target folder. It may be difficult to get to the bottom to see the folder size, as files being changed force the scroll to the top.
Here's how to you get to the Details:
https://businesstechplanet.com/a-guide-to-checking-the-size-of-a-folder-in-sharepoint-online/
Good luck.