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How to tell if an Item is a SPFolder or DocumentSet (through code)

You can check if your item content type inherits from DocumentSet base content type that is 0x0120D520. Using C#: listItem.ContentTypeId.IsChildOf(new SPContentTypeId("0x0120D520")) or listItem....
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Create folders in site pages - Possible?

It is possible but you have to enable folders in advanced settings in the library settings. Go to library in question > Library Settings > Advanced settings > Set 'Make "New Folder" command ...
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How to move list item into folder in Sharepoint online

Example: how to move list item into a folder via SharePoint JSOM API /** * Move ListItem * @param {SP.ListItem} list item * @param {string} targetFolderUrl - server relative url of folder where ...
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With REST recursively retrieve file and folder directory structure

You are probably looking for FileRef property instead of (or in addition to) FileLeafRef property. FileRef property returns server relative file/folder url The following query demonstrates how ...
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Connect Windows File Share with SharePoint Foundation 2013

If you are asking whether you can leave files in a file share and access them through SharePoint with the out-of-the-box features then the answer is no. There are however, 3rd party solutions out ...
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Share folder with external users

This feature is yet not available in SharePoint, but product team has confirmed that they are working on this feature...below is comment from SharePoint User Voice forum WORKING ON IT · ...
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How to add list item inside a folder using REST API

The REST API does not have complete support for folders - particularly when it comes to working with list items. While it's quite possible that there is a way to get this to work using the REST API, ...
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How to create SharePoint Folders programmatically?

Considering Folder is at one level, and not folders inside folders. This code will work. Also make sure, in list setting -> Advance Settings -> Make "New Folder" command available? is set to Yes. ...
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Share folder with external users

No, it's not possible to share folders with "No sign-in required" at this moment. Anonymous links are available only for individual files or document. In future updates to Office 365 it will be ...
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Folder in Folder Content Types

Create your own Content Type (MyFolder) which inherits from folder. Add your newly created MyFolder to your library, and you're good to go.
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Sharing folders on SharePoint and variance between "Shared with" and "Advanced"

'Shared With' contains permissions inherited from parent sites, SharePoint Groups, and AD Groups that have access. When you click advanced, it will show these groups and individual users that have ...
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Remove permission on a folder by csom

this worked in my scenario. List companylibrary = clientContext.Web.Lists.GetByTitle(CompanyType); Web site = clientContext.Web; companylibrary.BreakRoleInheritance(...
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Edit the "Name" of a document but not it's link

The folder defines the path. There's no way of getting around this. It's just like renaming a folder on your hard drive. If you have a link to a file on your hard drive, then change the folder name, ...
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How can I see what list items are in what folder?

Find folder name from ServerUrl of your document. It should look like "/{LibraName}/{FolderName}/{fileName.extention}" So the folder is always before the document. Coding Changes cqy....
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Display all documents list items, including subfolders in webpart using JSLink, as a tree view

I found a solution. Here it is: I modified the view of my documents Library to display all elements flat, without folders. Then I created this JSLink: var DocuView = DocuView || {}; DocuView....
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Realistically manage folders in SP 2013

In SharePoint 2010, any SharePoint expert would recommend the use of metadata. That's how the system was designed to be used. However, there are now a few obstacles to using metadata: Adding files ...
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Add a hyperlink to a list item pointing to a folder that is NOT on a server (Shared folder)

Instead of K:/ try file://K:/ Or even better, find out the real address of the fileshare that you've got mapped to the drive letter K. When you go to your Computer and you see the K drive listed ...
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How to add list item inside a folder using REST API

As Rob very correctly mentioned, REST API doesn't have complete support for folders. But using the old /_vti_bin/listdata.svc, you can create a list item and add it inside a folder. For that, you need ...
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SharePoint online, document library, folders permissions

Yes quite possible and easy!! Open your Library where your 100th folder is there and select it. Click share after you select your desired folder . A popup comes , click on 'can edit'-->then on '...
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Remove permission on a folder by csom

Use this to break role inheritance and remove all permissions. //method defined by CSOM public virtual void BreakRoleInheritance(bool copyRoleAssignments, bool clearSubscopes); //it's use ...
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Create folders in site pages - Possible?

The idea behind a publishing site is that you create subsites for sections or areas of your site. For example About Us, Products, Services, News. Since each sub site will have its own Pages library, ...
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Question on unique permissions count

It will be treated as one unique permission. Setting folder permissions is a best practice, consider this article - Best practices for using fine-grained permissions: Only set unique scopes on ...
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Allowing folder creation in Document Sets but not within the containing Document Library

Yes, in theory this is possible. Though people have a tendency to find ways around restrictions! I'll explain. In your document library - check the content types, you'll want to have a Document Set ...
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How to get all Folders tree of a specific user with all the folders( or files ) permissions?

I'm not sure if you are using SharePoint server object model or CSOM, but idea is the same. You need to crawl everything starting from the site collection level, to subsite and then to document ...
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How to create folder with custom Content Type in REST with SPFx?

You need to modify your existing endpoint include the details of the created folder by including select and expand OData operator as below: "/_api/web/folders/add('${libraryName}/${clientName}')? $...
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Can a user with Contribute in a folder add a document when they have r/o for the library?

Yes, this folder has now unique permissions and User X has now Contribute permissions here, so he can add, edit and delete files and folders.
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Delete folder with subfolder and files from SharePoint Online with a Macintosh

If you or your admin knows PowerShell, you can use the SharePoint PNP library to delete the folder: #if not already installed #install-module sharepointpnppowershellonline #requires PS 4.0 or later....
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Will SharePoint automatically create intermediary folders when adding a file through the REST API?

Would SharePoint automatically create all three subfolders? As per my analysis SharePoint REST API will not create all three subfolders automatically. If folder1 is not exist in the document library ...
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How get items in two subfolders?

Add to your code query.ViewAttributes = "Scope=\"RecursiveAll\""; Change your CAML to: <Where> <And> <Or> <Eq><FieldRef Name="FileDirRef" /><Value Type="...
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