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SharePoint Question: When replacing a classic root site with a modern site, does the modern site remain reachable from it's original address? If not, does SharePoint put in a redirect?
- FYI that that the URL you'll use to navigate to the original classic root site (after you replace it with the new modern site) will be: https://<domain>.sharepoint.com/sites/archive-<year>-<month>-<date>T<time>/default.aspx It will use the exact date month year and time that you performed the swap. Example: https://<domain>.sharepoint.com/sites/archive-2023-05-25T235850Z/default.aspx And don't stress if you don't get access to the original classic root site via the new "archive" URL right away. It took 48 hours before the URL worked for me.
- The Replace Site command in the SharePoint admin center (same as PowerShell method but with a GUI) sets the default SharePoint URL to the new site and then appends the legacy URL with /archive****. The files & links no longer work so we always migrate files to the new site for our users. Or better yet - to a Team site based on their function that is connected to their new communication root site via the Hub function.
- Just to clarify, are you saying that when I make the modern site the root site, the files and links aren't migrated?
- Correct , the content stays within the Site Collection
