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Archive

Move files nobody opens out of SharePoint into Azure storage you own, and leave a placeholder in the library that still opens.

The Archive menu in ShareMaster, with a tile for each tool
The Archive menu: each tile says what the tool does before you open it.
Every plan, including free Community

Configure the tenant

One-time setup, per tenant

Registers the ShareMaster placeholder file types in the tenant, then creates or chooses the Azure storage the archive uses. It runs once per tenant, and is safe to run again to check or repair what is already set up.

Archive Master, Clone Master and the free trial

On Demand Archive

Archive a scope once, now

Pick a configured tenant, then the libraries or folders, and preview exactly which files would move. Each file you approve is replaced by a placeholder that still opens, and the file goes to your own Azure storage. The library item keeps its ID, version history, metadata and permissions.

  • The same rules as the savings report: age, size, file types, site files
  • A preview before anything moves
  • Resume an archive that did not finish, from History
Every plan, including free Community

Restore Archived Files

Put archived files back

Pick the libraries or folders and every archived placeholder in them is put back as the real file, with its original name, contents and authorship. It can also clear each archived copy from your storage once its file is verifiably back. A single file can be restored just by clicking it.

Every plan, including free Community

Archive Savings Report

What archiving would save, no setup

Pick libraries or folders and set the same rules a real archive uses. The Excel report lists every file those rules select, how much space they hold, and what moving them out of SharePoint would be worth each month after the Azure storage they would then need. Nothing is uploaded or changed, and no archive setup is needed.

Archive Savings Report options: the same rules an archive run uses, priced at the recommended Azure storage tier
The savings report uses the same rules as a real archive. Nothing is archived.
Every plan, including free Community

Blob Viewer

Explore the archive container

Opens your archive container as a file explorer: browse its folders, download a copy of anything in it, or upload a file. Payloads are named after the document they hold wherever this computer knows it.

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Try Archive on your own tenant

14-day free trial. No credit card. ShareMaster runs on your own Windows PC.