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

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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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Versions & History

How to Trim SharePoint Version History

Step-by-step guide to trimming SharePoint version history. Reclaim storage quota without disabling versioning, with a free report of what a trim saves first.

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Storage & Cleanup

How to Bulk Delete Files in SharePoint Online

Remove SharePoint files in bulk: browser selection, filtered list views, and clearing whole libraries or folders with ShareMaster, past the view threshold.

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Recycle Bin & Recovery

Recover Deleted SharePoint Files: 4 Places

Not in the recycle bin? Check the second-stage bin, roll the whole library back up to 30 days, or find who deleted it. What still works after 93 days.

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Storage & Cleanup

Delete a Library Over the List View Threshold

Fix 'The attempted operation is prohibited because it exceeds the list view threshold' when deleting a large SharePoint document library.

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Recycle Bin & Recovery

Advanced Recycle Bin in Your Browser

Search, filter and restore a SharePoint or OneDrive recycle bin from your browser, with nothing to install. Works on a Mac. What it needs and what it costs.

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Permissions & Sharing

SharePoint Keeps a Renamed Group's Old Name

Renamed a Microsoft 365 or Entra group and SharePoint still shows the old name? The four places it stays, how to fix each, and how to fix many sites at once.

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Migration & Tenant Moves

Migrate SharePoint to a User's OneDrive

Copy SharePoint libraries or folders into another person's OneDrive with versions and authors kept, in one tenant or two, and what Copy to and Move to miss.

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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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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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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

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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