disable overwrite existing files

Question

i have a requirmet to disable the "overwrite existing files" checkbox on sharepoint 2010

i am following this article but i dont have access to <<< Navigate to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\Layouts\upload.aspx >>> as this is on a server which i dont have access to. I do however have sharepoint designer and i am the site admin.

i can browse on sharepoint designer on File -> Pages mysite/Style Library/Forms/Upload.aspx and mysite/FormServerTemplates/Forms/Uploads.aspx but these do not contain a checkbox in the code.

i see from this site that i need to be on the server to edit the files but i do not have this level of access.

Any ideas as to how i get to this file?

Disable Checkbox

Answer 1

1. Please take a look at this Stack question. It points to a tutorial blog on how to do this.

In SPD open default.master, then add the script:

$(document).ready(function()
    {
    var form = $('form');
    if ( form.attr('action').indexOf('YOUR 36 character List ID - Without Braces') > -1 )
        {
        var checkbox = $('#ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_UploadDocumentSection_ctl03_OverwriteSingle');
        checkbox.removeAttr('checked');
        checkbox.parent().hide();
        var multiple = $('#ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_UploadDocumentSection_ctl03_UploadMultipleLink');
        multiple.hide();
        }
    }
);

2. There is another question on Stack here, where Falak Mahmood suggests that manually changing the Upload.aspx in 12/14 hive is not recommended. Instead, he suggests:

...to write a custom Feature which has AdditionalPageHead delegate control to un-check the "Overwrite existing file" (using jQuery) option while uploading the documents.