Nov 26 2019 05:50 AM
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 quite often. There are specific reason for this:
- temporary externally shared folders archived in internal sites
- adjusting the content structure etc.
We use web interface only (Chrome on Mac).
However, the functionalities are clumsy and inconsistent:
- sometimes it works without any problems
- sometimes copy/move operation just hangs (0% migrated) and nothing happens (for days)
- sometimes copy/move operation seems to be hanged at 0%, but in the target library/folder the files are already present and accessible
- we try to move one specific folder for weeks to a different site, it never finishes, original folder is still present and the only way to check what has been moved, is to manually check the structure in the target library, file by file. There is no sign if the process is still running or not.
These situations are not bound to number or size of files. It does happen with 1-2 files the same way as with many of them.
There is no way to check the status of these operations (or at least I am not aware of any). So we are not able to be alerted if the operation has failed, if all the files have been moved or not.
We have user complaints that they cannot find the expected files where they need to. I did not expect to have such issues with copy/move operations.
Similar topic is discussed here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint/Moving-or-Copying-Files-Painfully-Slow-Loss-of-Dat...
... with no clear solution.
Am I missing something here? Should we use this functionality or not? If not, what is the preferred way?
Nov 26 2019 08:30 AM - edited Nov 27 2019 01:40 AM
Hi @Milos Halecka ,
You are not missing something it is consistently not working as you would expect. Same observations from me:-
When moving more than about 25 folders/files it errors on the 26th due to "Timeout" issue.
The 0% is due to the information not being posted back in the browser window. In most cases the content is being moved.
My advice - tell users not to use it for more than a couple of files/folders. Use the SharePoint migration tool for larger amounts of data or purchase a product like ShareGate.
Andy
Nov 27 2019 03:47 AM
Oct 29 2020 03:16 AM
Downloading from SharePoint is pain now a days
Jan 28 2021 02:50 AM
@Milos Halecka
Hello,
Same problem for me.
Tried to copy a folder from a SP site to another from the web interface. The content was copied partially for no apparent reason. I waited a day and still no progress.
This is really a pain!
I'm trying Powershell now and hope it will go through!
First install the module:
Install-Module PNP.Powershell
Then create a PS1 file with this content (edit it according to your need):
#Config Variables
$SiteURL = "https://domain.sharepoint.com/sites/sourcesite"
$SourceFolderURL= "sourcelibrary/sourcefolder"
$TargetFolderURL = "/sites/targetsite/targetlibrary"
#Connect to PnP Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Credentials (Get-Credential)
#Copy Folder to different site collection
Copy-PnPFile -SourceUrl $SourceFolderURL -TargetUrl $TargetFolderURL
Then run it:
PS C:\temp> .\"copy to script.ps1"
cmdlet Get-Credential at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Credential
Confirm
Copy file '/sites/sourcesite/sourcelibrary/sourcefolder' to '/sites/targetsite/targetlibrary'?
[Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Feb 15 2021 10:33 AM
@Milos Halecka I hope Microsoft reads this. You need to fix SharePoint. It is horrible and nothing is setup and forget, it is a constant struggle.
I know Fortune 100 companies that love SharePoint cause they have the staff to sit around and only do SharePoint, but for us smaller companies SharePoint is a major resource HOG and very intensive on our team. I suggest looking at cleaning this up and making SharePoint a better solution.
Mar 04 2022 02:06 AM
@IT_Magicianindeed. And when moving files, it can result in the site collection being unavailable, providing the following. After a short time, some minutes perhaps, it is working again.
The page you requested is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience, please check back in a few minutes.
Also it once in a while show this in the target and/or source site(s):
The specified list is invalid
The specified list might have been deleted or you might not have permission to view it. Contact the site owner for more information.
[ Retry ]
Correlation ID: f96826a0-9038-3000-cd5d-c6c6c4243a7b
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