A folder is a virtual container where files can be stored.
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How to change folder properties inside a sharepoint library
We have an existing SharePoint library that was created years ago for project management. The users who used to manage it are no longer with the company.
The library is setup with multiple folders. ...
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Count of Files Under a Folder in a Document Library
Is there a way to get a count of the files under a folder in a SharePoint 2010 (enterprise) document library?
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GetListItems on Lists.asmx returns all items, not just the specified folder
I'm trying to call the Lists.asmx webservice to retrieve only those items within a Folder named "Admin" in my SharePoint list. The webservice 'works' for me to some degree, but not as I expect.
The ...
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Security on Document Library's item
i need to add some security to a Document Library, i want to be able to have multiple folders and multiple documents. This feature would provide users with proper right to modify, read, hide documents ...
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Auditing Metadata for folders
I am using Folders in Sharpeoint 2010 Foundation to create document sets as document sets are not supported in Foundation edition.
I have created a custom content type inherited from Folder, and I ...
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Deploy document library with multiple content type
I have a Document Library definition that I added to the solution. I want to include multiple content types for this Document Library: one that inherits from Folder and one that inherits from ...
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SP 2010 Folder navigation issue
We have a large document library with alot of folders (lets say 500), when we navigate forward using the page navigation at the bottom and then go back to the first page, SharePoint redirects/jumps to ...
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Special Characters in sharepoint 2010 file/folder name?
What special characters are allowed and not allowed in sharepoint file/folder names?
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How to get RoleAssignment programmatically from a SPFolder without .Item
I need to get the permissions associated to a Folder.
I can get the folder by the getfolder method but the item has the .Item property null.
When i Access to the .DocumentLibrary i get the ...
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Folder Heirarchy in Sharepoint 2010 document library?
How many nested folders can we have in document library in Sharepoint 2010?
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Separate indexer for huge document libraries
Need some help/advice for SP search setup. A single-server MOSS 2007 farm hosts sites for 5 departments in the company. A document library corresponding to one of the department sites is growing at a ...
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Creating a folder, when saving to Sharepoint in Office Application
Is it possible for someone to create a subfolder for a folder when saving to SharePoint in an office application.
For example I have included the save screen. Notice the create folder icon is grayed ...
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Sharepoint document library folders
I've got a problem "browsing" folders in my Sharepoint 2010 document library.
In my opinion there are two ways of accessing folders, but I can't see the difference.
1) ...
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Handling files and folders
In Sharepoint 2010, is there a way to limit the names that folders and files can be given, and is there a way to set criteria for any document libraries that are created by users? Here is what I'd ...
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Is there a property to get all subitems/subfolders from a SPListItem?
I need to find out how many subitems and subfolders a SPListItem has. The fields ItemChildCount and FolderChildCount are no solution for me, because they only count the folder/item directly beneath ...
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Using Folders Within Document Sets in SharePoint 2010
With the New Folder option turned on for a document library that has document sets enabled, the New Folder option is only available on the library itself, not within a Document Set. When viewing in ...
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How to get SP.Folder for SP.ListItem in SharePoint 2010 JavaScript Client Object Model?
I have a custom button on ribbon for document library and need to disable it if current SPListItem is an empty folder.
To disable button I use EnabledScript attribute of CommandUIHandler. I can get ...
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Changing the Name of a SPFolder
I am trying to update the name of a folder with the code below:
folder.Item[SPBuiltInFieldId.Title] = "New folder name";
folder.Item.SystemUpdate();
I can see that the Title field of the item ...
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Make a folder in a document library read only without using security
I have a document library with about 25,000 folders in it, each folder represents a task in our task system and is used as a document repository for those tasks.
Of the 25,000 tasks about 22,000 are ...
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Approving items in a folder
I was wondering if there's a good way of creating a procedure which goes like this:
Select users upload documents that require approval onto a folder. Once in that folder, if they are not approved ...
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How to display folder and item in a treeview (inside a listview)
First of all, thank you for reading this!
I have a custom list with folders and items in them. What I'm looking for is a webpart or view that shows the list in a treeview. An example for that is the ...
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How to get folder structure including items from list, without using webservices
I have a list containing folders and items. The folders are a custom content type based on folders, with some extra columns like URL and some Yes/No Checks. One contenttype can contain n items and ...
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Item name / title when creating a folder
I am trying to create a list item with a folder content type by setting it's content type id to a folder content type id. The folder is created successfully but the title is set as 1_.000, 2_.000 etc.
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How to enable “New Folder” under Team Discussion?
I'm quite new to SharePoint. Currently running SharePoint 2010 in our office. I need to setup folders in the Team Discussion so we can group various topics under each folder. I saw the New Folder ...
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Linked in folders in SP2010
I am currently re-structuring a team site trying to consolidate the existing information. I have several repositories (folders) which content could be duplicated (maybe a couple of Business Process ...
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How can I query all of the items which are inside a folder, which is in turn inside a document library?
I am trying to use Powershell to query my Sharepoint site so I can get a list of items to use as input in my migration script. I have a document library (Site Assets), which has a folder (Calendar ...
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Deactivate email-notifications for SPLists only temporally (and programmatically)
So here's my Problem:
I have a list which is used to notificate user. (Announcements) So it's essential that the email notifications work for most of the time. The announcement (items) get saved in ...
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CAML Query for getting all files underneath a folder with treepath
I tried the U2U Caml Query Builder but I think it doesn't use the Recursive-Attribute the right way.
I'm trying to build a query for getting all files underneath a folder (there a several folders ...
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Link server physical folder to sharepoint web folder
I have a physical folder on a Sharepoint server located at C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80\temp\. I want this folder, and it's contents, to be available at the server root, eg: ...
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Wrong results returned with Sharepoint Client ObjectModel
I'm using the sharepoint client object model for a small application. When I try to get all folders and items from the "Shared Documents"-library, it doesn't return all folders and files.
Code:
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Why mixed Folder with files after disabling New Folder
I created a document library in SharePoint 2010 and created many files and folders. In the default view (All Documents) the folders display first, followed by files (just as Windows Explorer does).
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What could be causing an unexpected error when trying to edit a root folder name? [closed]
I am using sharepoint 2010 publishing site. When I go to the gui part of sharepoint 2010(allitem.aspx) and go to one of my libraries, check a folder, go to the ribbon and hit edit properties and try ...
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Show folders in document library that have a filter view
I am using SharePoint 2010
I have a document library with a view that Filter items only when a particular Column is true.
The problem now is that when I have a filter in my view the folders in my ...
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Inside folder files are getting deleted in Sharepoint 2010
In a Document library I have a content type say "ABC" and I have added an eventhandler to it. I have itemdeleting so that user can not delete file for specific reason. Problem comes when user makes a ...
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How can I move a document from one directory to another?
How can I move a document into a sub-folder and still maintain its version history from the old location in the new location?
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How to copy a folder in SharePoint?
Is there any way by which we can copy a folder from one SharePoint site to another SharePoint site?
I know how to copy documents but I am not finding any way to copy a folder which resides in a ...
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Triggering a Workflow When a Folder is Created and not A File?
I'm new to workflows, so please excuse the novice question.
I set up a workflow on a document library configured to send an email when a new item is created. When I create a new document in this ...
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Upload a file into new document upon folder creation
I have a document library in which I want to store folders (people). Each folder have some metadata (person's properties). Then in each such folder I will hold documents (files) associated with ...
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Can a workflow be associated to a folder without custom code?
My client has a document library that contains a folder for each "case" they are working on. These "case" folders contain various documents related to the case. They would like to be able to add a ...
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What has happend to my folder structure?
For some reason, I can no longer see the folder structure in our Sharepoint site.
For example, for a project we have three top-level document libraries (top1, top2, and top3).
Inside top2, there are ...
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How to propagate metadata from a folder into a document?
I have read that SharePoint 2010 will push metadata from a Folder into documents provided both share the same site column, i.e.:
Both my folder ("Test Folder Type") & document ("Test Document ...
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Is it possible to translate folder names?
Is it possible to translate folders in SharePoint 2010?
I know a lot of things are translated OOTB in SP2010 after installing language packs (like content types, columns, document library names ...
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Why are documents inside a folder not showing when a filter is applied?
I added a custom column called Project (string) to a Document List.
I then set different views in different pages to filter on that column.
The problem is that, when applying the filter, documents ...
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How to move items between folders Document List?
Is it possible to move documents between different folders in Document List?
EDIT: I mean possible for a sharepoint standard user, not an admin.
For example, suppose that my Document Library has two ...
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Show number of items in Folder in ListView
I'm looking for a solution that displays the number of items that are stored in a folder of a list.
Maybe this can be done with javascript/jquery, but I actually don't want to reinvent the wheel.
If ...
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How do I allow users to create folders but not delete folders?
How can I allow users to create folders but not delete folders in SharePoint 2007?
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Trouble copying a folder with a workflow
I'm using a "display" flag for people to only see what they care about, when display is set to "no" i just copy the item to a different list and remove it from the original list. I am using a ...
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Can't create a folder in a custom list
I'm trying to create folders in a set of custom lists I've created. However, when I try to do this, the New Folder button in the Ribbon is disabled. I read up on the matter; and this lead me to look ...
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Folder Content type gets lost when using a list template
I created a new folder content type that has several columns of data and then created some folders in a list using the content type. I then created a list template and included content. When I created ...
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Rename file in a document library folder
This is all good except my file is located in a folder called "Shared Folder" under shared documents library.
SPSite oSite = new SPSite ("http://<sitename>/");
SPWeb oWeb = ...
