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Sharepoint Replace Root Site
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could help. I'm currently repolacing my Classic Site with the Modern Sharepoint and I want to replace my Classic Root Site with my Modern site. However when I go to do this in admin there is no "Replace Site" option.
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Hi dandelly,
Replace site option is only visible, when root site is chosen on Admin Center's site collections list.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/modern-root-siteIf you are not seeing it, you can use SharePoint Online Management Shell (PowerShell) and Invoke-SiteSwap cmdlet.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/invoke-spositeswap?view=sharepoint-ps
hi Matti Paukkonen not sure my email got through to you regarding the Teams meeting. Can we arrange a time to do this as it would really help!
Cheers
Hi,
I'm not sure about Powershell i'm not a confident programmer and have just used Sharepoint to create pages.
Cheers
dandelly, is your tenant release preference standard release or targeted release. I think admin center feature is available currently in targeted release.
Swapping site with PowerShell is simple, if you need help with scripting it just ping me and I will guide you through it. You can even move original site to another location, like a backup.
Also review preparation actions from documentation before swapping.
Are you definitely in the new SharePoint admin centre?
The instructions you have been following are probably these:-
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/modern-root-site
Have you tried PowerShell instead?
Hi
I think i'm using the correct admin site - see image below.
I'm not sure about Powershell i'm not a confident programmer and have just used Sharepoint to create pages.
