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A method of upgrading a SharePoint environment to a newer version by attaching the old content database to the new environment using a series of PowerShell commands.

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Can we use SQL Server 2016 for SharePoint 2013?

I have a SharePoint 2013 Foundation single server farm. My current SQL version is "SQL Server 2008 R2". I have another server with SQL Server 2016 version and I want to move all content databases to ...
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SharePoint 2010 site to 2013 using DB detach and attach method

I followed this http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/09/migrate-from-sharepoint-2010-to-2013-step-by-step.html Everything is fine (not error during upgrade either). However, user's in the permission ...
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Change User Profile Service Application database name

Due to some reason we are in need to rename the User Profile Service Application. Following the steps mentioned in below link, we started the rename activity: Move or rename service application ...
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Cross domain, site collection migration

We need to migration a site collection is running on SharePoint foundation 2013 server to another domain. I m planing to take the backup of content database and restore it in new farm then attach it ...
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MasterPage and some Sites do not work after I attach content DB to new Web APP

I have created a new web application http://newtest/news on new sharepoint server machine. After creating web app and deploying all the solution files that I grab from old sharepoint server machine, I ...
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Restoring .bkp files SP2010

How can I restore .bkp file and attach it in SharePoint 2010? SQL Server throws this error when trying to restore like a .bak file - media not supported
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SharePoint 2010 workflow issues after migration to 2013

I have an issue which has come up after I had a site in my companies environment migrated to SharePoint 2013 via the database attach method. I was not part of the migration at all from the technical ...
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Any possible problems when migrating SharePoint 2007 databases from SQL 2005 to 2012

Due to SQL Server 2005 EOL, we plan to migrate all SharePoint 2007 and 2010 content databases to SQL Server 2012 (or SQL 2008). I wonder if it will be safe to migrate, and any possible points to be ...
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Unable to access sites during a SharePoint DR test

Our company does not have hot DR site for our SharePoint environment. So we are using the process to restore the data to our DR site: Create all site collections in DR pointing to the same ...
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SharePoint 2010 content DB attach

I am attaching a content db from moss 2007 SP version to SharePoint enterprise 2010 edition as part of refer for the overall objective. but the content db is occupying the complete space. is there any ...
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SharePoint Upgrade from 2007 to 2013 via DB attach method

I am currently in the process of migrating a sharepoint site from 2007 to 2013 via a double hop database attach method. But i am attaching the content db to 2010 environment then it gives me the ...
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Getting http 400 bad request after database attachment

Our client attached a database from SP 2013 testing environment to SP 2013 Production env. Now they are getting the error: http 400 bad request. I have never done this before, so I was wondering if ...
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Mount ContentDB

I am mounting a contentDB to a 2013 web application (upgrading from 2010). The contentDB size is around 2,5GB , the mounting process is stucked. I checked in the log and it is stucked here: ...
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Import Excel spreadsheet with attachements to SP 2013 list

I have a SharePoint Site which I want to import my Excel spreadsheet. I know how to import the Excel sheet, but a lot of the records in my old application have attachments to them, so is there a way ...
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SharePoint 2010 Visual Upgrade Required Pre-SharePoint 2013 Upgrade?

When upgrading to SharePoint 2013, should the SharePoint 2010 content database have all site collections using the 2010 Visual Upgrade? We currently have a few sites that are still running on the 2007 ...
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Can I detach/move a DB by just stopping the site rather than fully shutting down IIS on the WS

On my SharePoint 2010 Farm and Web Server. I have a number of Different sites. Prod SharePoint, MySite, a separate ContentType Hub, and an attached DB of a 2007 Site. I want to move the Content DB of ...
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Sharepoint Foundation 2010 : Unable to create new sites in my site collection

So I had originally upgraded an old WSS 3.0 site to SharePoint Foundation 2010 by the database attach method. Site worked fine for a couple months until now. Now we our unable to create new sites in ...
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Sharepoint 2007 to Sharepoint 2010 Migration Issues

I recently migrated SharePoint 2007 portal to SharePoint 2010 using content database attach/detach method. After mounting the database in SharePoint 2010, site collection got created. When I browse ...
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