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Upgrade Classic Experience
Our main Team Site is in the Classic Experience. What is the easiest way to make everything Modern Experience without compromising our files? Or is it easier to start from scratch with a Modern Site?
Thank you!!
Hey Hawkins_IT
Check out https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/transform/modernize-classic-sites
For a Team Site you are in luck, as you have some options.Before deciding on "modernizing" (i.e., groupifying) your existing site, I would consider how much content you have there (docs, pages, list items) and how complex is the architecture (i.e., custom columns, content types). If it's not overly complex, you will likely find it simpler and less risky to simply create a new modern site and move things over gradually.
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Hey Hawkins_IT
Check out https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/transform/modernize-classic-sites
For a Team Site you are in luck, as you have some options.Before deciding on "modernizing" (i.e., groupifying) your existing site, I would consider how much content you have there (docs, pages, list items) and how complex is the architecture (i.e., custom columns, content types). If it's not overly complex, you will likely find it simpler and less risky to simply create a new modern site and move things over gradually.
- Hello David,
When you say create a new modern site, do you mean in the same instance or in a new instance created with a modern team or communication site?pmcgrath I was suggesting creating a net new Team Site, which should default now to the Modern Experience. You can choose to attach the Site to a team if you like, or start it off as a stand-alone site.
