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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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The rest of ShareMaster

Migration Tools

Move content into SharePoint: clone between sites and tenants, run a fast Move or Copy inside one tenant, upload from this computer or download to it, and bring Dropbox across.

9 tools

Recycling Bin

Browse, search, restore and purge SharePoint recycle bins, first and second stage, with a record of everything recovered or deleted.

3 tools

Optimise Storage Tools

Get storage back: clear lists and libraries in bulk, remove empty folders and duplicate files, shrink oversized images, and recycle whole sites. Every tool previews first and recycles by default.

6 tools

SharePoint Tools

Work with SharePoint directly: browse sites, lists and files, change the settings people usually need PowerShell for, manage list views and versioning, and search the Preservation Hold Library.

5 tools

Replace

Find and rewrite text across documents, metadata and list items, in SharePoint or in a folder on this PC, with a preview before anything changes.

3 tools

Shared Links

Find every sharing link and every item with unique permissions across the sites you choose. Export it to Excel, or revoke links and reset permissions in bulk.

5 tools

Version History

Trim version history to win back storage, report what trimming would save before you commit, and reset a file's versions to a chosen point.

3 tools

Reports

Read-only Excel reports for planning a migration, finding where storage has gone and auditing who can see what. Nothing in this menu changes SharePoint, and every report is kept in History.

14 tools

Try Archive on your own tenant

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