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Features All features overview
Migration Tools Overview Structure and content OneDrive ↔ SharePoint Content only Structure only Move / Copy Upload from this computer Download to this computer Dropbox to SharePoint Resume and incremental runs
Recycling Bin Overview Browse a site's recycle bin Empty recycle bins in bulk Restore and purge history
Archive Overview Configure the tenant On Demand Archive Restore Archived Files Archive Savings Report Blob Viewer
Optimise Storage Tools Overview Delete all items in a list Delete all files and folders in a library Remove empty folders Remove duplicate files Reduce image sizes Delete sites and subsites
SharePoint Tools Overview Tenant Explorer SharePoint Explorer Easy Settings Fix renamed groups List Explorer Search the Preservation Hold Library
Replace Overview Replace in SharePoint Replace in local files Find password-protected files
Shared Links Overview Report shared links Report unique permissions Remove a person from sharing links Remove shared links Remove unique permissions
Version History Overview Version trimming Version trimming report Reset file version
Reports Overview Inventory report Folder inventory Site and subsite storage Security matrix Teams permissions Pre-migration analysis Compare items Dropbox to Microsoft 365 compare Duplicate file report Empty folder report Image size report Recycle bin report Unused licences Report history
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ShareMaster documentation

The manual for every tool in the app (102 pages): what each one is for, how to run it, what happens underneath, what it needs, and what it will not do. It is the same help the app opens from the (i) on each tile.

Archive

How ShareMaster Archive works Contents Step 1: Grant consent One application, in your directory, with one permission Step 2: Configure Blob Storage Where your archived file contents actually live No Azure subscription? How to fix it When Configure Blob Storage cannot find a subscription to use The Archive app was given too much? How to fix it When Grant consent finds permissions beyond Sites.Selected Things to look at on your storage account When you use a storage account you already had Step 3: Archive endpoint The endpoint that serves an archived file, in your tenant The .shurl file type Registered by step 3, Archive endpoint Running an archive, screen by screen On Demand Archive, from the tile to the report Record when files are restored The hidden library column and the restore grace period Which files qualify, and which are refused The rules, and the difference between a choice and a refusal Report first, then archive What Report only gives you ShareMaster link, or Windows shortcut? .shurl and .url Restore or download: what a click does Replace in place or Download a copy How a file is archived without risking it The order, and the line no failure crosses What happens to previous file versions The one tick that decides whether a run frees any space at all Does a minimum size make archiving faster? Only when the location holds a lot of small files What happens when someone clicks an archived file The whole path, and who is allowed to do it Getting files back One file, a library, or all of it Looking at what is in your archive The Blob Viewer: browsing an archive that already exists How much your archive holds Archive Storage Usage: a dashboard of space, files and storage tiers What this costs, and how to undo it Charges, and getting every file back out When something does not work What each failure actually means