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Migration Tools Overview Structure and content 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 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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Governance & Troubleshooting

Reporting, auditing and the awkward admin jobs: audit logs, broken URLs, ownerless sites and alert replacements.

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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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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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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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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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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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How to Manage SharePoint Site Lifecycle

Complete guide to SharePoint site lifecycle management: provisioning, reviewing, archiving, and decommissioning. Covers built-in M365 policies and tooling.

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How to Bulk Replace URLs in SharePoint Online

Stop fixing old links one by one. Use ShareMaster to bulk replace a URL across a SharePoint Online site's pages, lists, libraries and Office files.

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Find Who Deleted Files in SharePoint Online

Struggling to find out who deleted a SharePoint file? Here's how to trace the deletion using the Recycle Bin, the Purview audit log and Recycle Master.

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Find SharePoint Sites Without an Owner

Stop losing track of unowned sites. Step-by-step guide to finding every SharePoint Online site missing an owner and assigning one before it becomes a problem.

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Replace SharePoint Alerts with Power Automate

SharePoint alerts were retired in July 2026. Rebuild the notifications your teams relied on in Power Automate with this step-by-step replacement guide.

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Export the SharePoint Audit Log to Excel

Stop scrolling the Microsoft Purview portal. Export your SharePoint Online audit log to Excel, within the export limits, with this step-by-step admin guide.

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