A folder is a virtual container where files can be stored.
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Connect to a Shared Folder on a new computer
I have been using SharePoint Shared Folders as a backup and synching mechanism for my working documents on my laptop. I created a Shared Folder (I called it "Synchronize") for myself and keep all my ...
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SharePoint 2010 Add new item link disappears with broken inheritance
Hello Stackexchange SharePoint masters :)
I've been a long time reader of this marvelous source of information but at long last I could not find a solution to a problem I encountered so I figured it ...
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SharePoint document library permissions by level?
I've got a SharePoint document library with a folder structure as follows:
The library is called Customers. Inside of this library, there are about 150 folders for each of our different customers. ...
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Unable to seperate normal and hidden folder such as “Forms” [SPFolder Object Model ]
While performing certain task in a console application, i am unable to separate normal folder and hidden ones such as "Forms","FormServerTemplates" etc. I am using SPFolder in the obejct model. I have ...
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“Choose folder” dialog in document library reacts really slow
While uploading a document into a library I want to choose in which folder the document should be uploaded.
When I choose a folder the PickerTreeView.aspx answers really slow.
Example image where ...
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Can i filter folders to show on different views
How can i make it so that certain folders appear on different views?
ex:
View 1 (Folder A, Document A1, Document A2, Document A3)
View 2 (Folder B, Document B1, Document B2, Document B3)
View 3 ...
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Hide content type on “Add new item” ribbon button in folder
I have a problem which concerns hiding content types in the "Add new item"-Ribbon-Button.
In Visual Studio, I defined 2 custom content types (derived from the default folder content type) and a ...
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Email to Document Library - Place attachments in sub folders
I am having issues with scheduling Crystal Reports to go into specified folders so I am taking a different route and using emails & attachments.
As the title suggests, I'd like to automate where ...
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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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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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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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SP2007: Change/Set permission for Folder possible as in SP10?
I know in SP 2010 it is possible to set/change permission for folders in a library.
I dont have SP 2007 here, but is it there also possible to do that in the same way? Is it possible to add users with ...
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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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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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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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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 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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PowerShell: Upload documents to folder in document library
I'm using SharePoint Foundation 2010.
I have to make a PowerShell script that copies a structure found on a network share. Its all good except for one thing... I know how to make Document Library's ...
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Create a tree of folders in the list instance of a document library
I created a document library list (in visual studio) and I want to set a tree of folders in the list instance not programmatically but in the element.xml file
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Search for specific folder in library with CAML
I'm looking for a way to search for folder which name starts of 'Foo' using caml query in list. How can I narrow results to return only folders?
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A folder item is not returned by SubFolder properties after its creation
I have a SharePoint list (not a library) that accept the creation of folders.
I have written a small utility method that allow me to create a folder hierarchy if it does not yet exists :
public ...
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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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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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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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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 can I hide a folder?
What else do I need to add to following code to make sure the folder is hidden or read only?
SPListItem createFolder = myDocLib.Folders.Add(myDocLib.RootFolder.ServerRelativeUrl, ...
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web.GetFolder() - value does not fall within the expected range. Sharepoint 2010
Below is the code to check if folder exist in doc library on a subsite and if not than create it.
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(sharePointSite))//"http://testsite.dev"))
{
...
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How to get SPListItemCollection from a SPFolder?
I am making a SharePoint 2010 visual web part, and I want to recursively iterate through all files in a document library which has nested folders. I can get a SPListItemCollection for all items and ...
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Setting permissions on folder not working
I am using SharePoint 2010.
I set permissions on my folder but yet everyone can still see and access the documents in the folder. What is going on here?
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Get All Items in a Folder (including ALL subfolders)
I am trying to get the count of the number of items in a SPFolder. I have tried several things so far however they seem to break once I add two subfolders. I want the total number of files in all ...
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Creating Document Libraries Using WebDav Interface
I am currently developing an app that uses the WebDav HTTP protocol to communicate and handle interactions with a Sharepoint site. While I can use a MKCOL request to create directories within a ...
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About SPFolders & DocumentSets
I've been working in a feature for mi current project that involves folders. I've noticed that If you add files or subfolders to a folder and then you try to update the folder's metadata an exception ...
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Sharepoint 2010 search not showing folders in results
I am stumped by this pretty unusual problem. One user cannot see folders as results when searching. Only files within the folder are shown. Only one user has this problem. Many other users with the ...
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ItemUpdating event not firing on folder rename w/ Windows Explorer
I have an Item Updating event receiver that needs to fire when a document library folder is renamed. Everything works perfect when a user renames the folder with the SharePoint UI.
However, if ...
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How to move a document from SharePoint folder to local directory in a drive?
I know there is a workflow to move documents from one folder (or a library) to a different one inside the SharePoint based on their approval status or version number etc. But I want to move the ...
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can you organize Document Set libraries into Folder Heirarchy?
In my sharepoint designer workflow i create a document set when a project initiation form is submitted. the workflow creates the document set in a document set library. I'd like to organize a folder ...
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Create a folder structure in a discussion board
How can I create a folder structure in a discussion board? I have already tried this solution:
1) Create a new Site Content Type say called 'Thread Folder' based on the Folder Content Type with ...
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getting my Document's parent sharepoint Folder
I have a sharepoint document library containing documents and folders (the folders are newly introduced as a new content type derived from folder) and I'm having an event reciever on document added ...
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SharePoint search: show only folders in results
What is the best way to show only folders in the search results?
I've tried adding a search refiner for Content Type but the Content Type search refiner doesn't show up. And yes, I've added a new ...
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Issues with saving Excel Document on close
I'm having some rather weird issues with one folder in my document library which contains about 4 Excel documents. Here is the sequence on what the users do to edit the files:
Click document > edit
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How to “link” two ListViewWebPart to look at the same RootFolder programmatically
I have a webpart which contains 2 ListView Web Part: one of them has a view that shows folder, the other one the docs.
The code I've written is this:
private ...
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SharePoint 2010 - Site Template with Folders
I have ran into an issue where a user has wanted to create a site template of a site that contains folders in a 'Shared Documents' web part.
When we create the site template and include the content ...
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Problem Updating Item of a Certain Content Type (deriving from Folder)
I'm encountering some problems updating some items in my Event Handler.
I have a Document Library in which I have folders, items and folder of content type PRATICA, which derives from folder and has ...
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Set ListViewWebPart to a specific Folder
I'm trying to put a ListViewWebPart on an Application Page.
I want to start the displayed document library in a specific folder, say "Folder 1".
I tried the following (as shown here):
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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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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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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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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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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 ...

