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Practical, step-by-step walkthroughs for SharePoint admins, consultants and MSPs.

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Governance & Troubleshooting

View Hidden SharePoint File Properties

See every hidden SharePoint file and folder property, from content type IDs to unique identifiers, without PowerShell. A step-by-step guide for admins.

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Versions & History

How to Trim SharePoint Version History

Step-by-step guide to trimming SharePoint version history. Reclaim storage quota without disabling versioning using Space Master's Version Trimmer.

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Recycle Bin & Recovery

Restore a File From SharePoint DLP Quarantine

A DLP rule quarantined a SharePoint file? Find it, move it back by hand, and know why it returns with only its latest version and no sharing links.

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Permissions & Sharing

Remediate SharePoint Permissions After Audit

Stop guessing which permissions to fix first. A remediation plan for broken inheritance, stale guests and orphaned unique permissions after a SharePoint audit.

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Recycle Bin & Recovery

How to Recover Deleted SharePoint Files

Find and restore deleted SharePoint files with the native Recycling Bin and Recycle Master: single-item recovery, bulk restore, and the second-stage bin.

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Copy, Move & Restructure

Copy a SharePoint Pages Library to a New Site

Moving site pages and news posts to a new SharePoint site without breaking web parts. A reliable step-by-step method, including what usually breaks.

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Storage & Cleanup

Bulk Delete SharePoint List Items

Stop deleting SharePoint list items one row at a time. Filter, preview and bulk delete list items past the 5,000-item threshold, step by step.

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Storage & Cleanup

How to Bulk Delete Files in SharePoint Online

Step-by-step guide to removing SharePoint files in bulk: native browser selection, filtered list views, and large-scale cleanup with Space Master's Bulk Delete.

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Permissions & Sharing

SharePoint Permissions Audit and Cleanup

A SharePoint permissions audit you can finish: find broken inheritance, expand groups to real names, expose hidden sharing-link groups, export to Excel.

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Storage & Cleanup

Archive a SharePoint Site in Microsoft 365

Reduce storage cost on inactive SharePoint sites without deleting them. Step-by-step guide to Microsoft 365 Archive site-level archiving and reactivation.

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Storage & Cleanup

Archive SharePoint Files to Azure Storage

Free up SharePoint storage without deleting a file: move cold files to Azure storage you own, leave a working link in the library, and restore them later.

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Governance & Troubleshooting

Bulk Change SharePoint Library Settings

Change versioning, version limits, content approval and draft security on every document library across many SharePoint Online sites, not one at a time.

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Storage & Cleanup

Bulk Delete SharePoint Sites and Subsites

Deleted SharePoint sites stay restorable for 93 days. How to remove many sites and subsites at once with the admin centre, PowerShell or ShareMaster.

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Copy, Move & Restructure

Copy SharePoint List Views to Another Site

SharePoint has no button that copies a view to another site. Compare the native workarounds, see what each leaves behind, and copy views with their columns.

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Migration & Tenant Moves

Email Migration Guide: PST, Tenant to Tenant

Step by step: export Office 365 mailboxes to PST, migrate mailboxes and online archives between tenants, and import PST, IMAP or POP3 mail with ShareMaster.

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Governance & Troubleshooting

Export a SharePoint File List to Excel

Every file in a SharePoint Online library in one Excel sheet, with path, size, dates and authors. What Export to Excel misses, a PnP script, and a report.

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Storage & Cleanup

Find Duplicate Files in SharePoint Online

SharePoint Online has no duplicate file finder. What search and library views can show, how copies are matched, and how to remove them without losing a file.

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Migration & Tenant Moves

How to Verify a SharePoint Migration

A matching item count does not prove a SharePoint migration worked. Compare source and destination for missing, extra and changed items before you sign off.

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Copy, Move & Restructure

SharePoint Move To / Copy To Stuck or Failing

Move to stuck at 50%, timed out or over the size limit? Why large SharePoint Online move and copy jobs fail, how to recover one, and how to avoid the cap.

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Governance & Troubleshooting

Broken Link Checker for SharePoint Online

SharePoint Online has no built-in link checker. Here is how to audit link health across a tenant, triage every 404 you find, and fix them in bulk.

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Governance & Troubleshooting

Fix SharePoint URLs After a Tenant Rename

After a SharePoint domain rename, old absolute URLs only redirect for a year. Find the ones in pages, columns and files and replace them with Replace Master.

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Storage & Cleanup

How to Reduce Image Storage in SharePoint

Stop wasting SharePoint quota on oversized images. Identify image-heavy libraries and compress them in bulk with Space Master's Image Reducer.

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Storage & Cleanup

How to Get SharePoint Ready for Copilot

Reduce storage bloat before enabling Microsoft 365 Copilot. How to trim versions, clear empty folders, and archive inactive SharePoint sites.

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Migration & Tenant Moves

Project Online Backup and Export Guide 2026

Project Online retired on 30 September 2026. What happens to my data, what can still be recovered, and the backup and export steps if a PWA site still opens.

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