Restore Content Database to Alternate Portal
Last updated on December 6th, 2016 at 11:32 amIt’s always a good idea to test your SharePoint backups to ensure they will actually work in case you ever need them. You are doing backups, right? This...
View ArticleServer 2008 and NLB Event 105
When running SharePoint on Server 2008 and using a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster, the following warning messages may sporadically appear in the System event log: SOURCE: NLB Event ID: 105 NLB...
View ArticleChange “Overwrite Existing Files” Behavior
In SharePoint, when a user chooses to upload a single document or multiple documents into a document library that does not have versioning enabled, the check box for "Overwrite existing files" is...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 Upgrade: One or more field types are not installed properly.
A recent SharePoint 2007 to 2010 migration went well, but not without it's expected little problems. One interesting problem that I ran into today had to deal with SharePoint Server Publishing. A site...
View ArticleSave SharePoint Subsite as Site Template
If you want to save a site collection as a site template you can go to site settings and select "Save site as template" from the Site Actions section. However, if you go to site settings from a...
View ArticleCan’t Delete Empty Document Library Folder
When is an empty folder not an empty folder? When it's located on SharePoint of course! The folder may appear empty in SharePoint, in Explorer view and in SharePoint Designer. Attempting to delete...
View ArticleSearch Scope Visibility
When creating search scopes, consider the following: If a search scope is created for a site collection, the scope will ONLY be available for the site collection where it was created. To create a...
View ArticleFun With SharePoint Date Calculations
Working with date calculations in SharePoint can be about as much fun as stabbing yourself in the eye with a fork. With that said, I wanted to share some tips and workarounds that I came across while...
View ArticleQuickly Empty Recycle Bin With PowerShell
Introduction I was doing some site cleanup today and ended up with around 15,000 items in a site collection recycle bin. I started cleaning them out using the GUI. It was SLOW going. There is no way...
View ArticleSharePoint Role Assignments
Introduction You may be asking yourself, what exactly are SharePoint role assignments?! This article will discuss the following role assignment topics: Definition Growth SharePoint Impact Discovery...
View ArticleQuickly Empty Recycle Bin With PowerShell
Introduction I was doing some site cleanup today and ended up with around 15,000 items in a site collection recycle bin. I started cleaning them out using the GUI. It was SLOW going. There is no way...
View ArticleSharePoint Role Assignments
Introduction You may be asking yourself, what exactly are SharePoint role assignments?! This article will discuss the following role assignment topics: Definition Growth SharePoint Impact Discovery...
View ArticleMaintain SharePoint Workflow History Lists
Overview A daily Workflow Auto Cleanup job runs to permanently delete workflow instances and related task entries that still exist 60 days after a workflow is completed or canceled. Workflow history...
View ArticleList Site Collection Workflows
Would you like to know how many workflows are in a given site collection? How many of those workflows are currently running? How many old versions of workflows you have laying around? The following...
View ArticleRename SharePoint Service Application or Proxy
If you would like to rename a service application or it's proxy, PowerShell can get it done! Let's say the Managed Metadata service is named "Managed Metadata" and the associated proxy is also named...
View ArticleConfigure and Verify NTP on ESXi 6.7
This article discusses how to configure an ESXi 6.7 host to synchronize time with an upstream NTP server and how to verify that it's actually working. NTP Configuration The first step is to configure...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 Search Service Removal and Cleanup
Sometimes you just need to rebuild SharePoint 2010 search. It happens. Life happens. SharePoint 2010 Search poops the bed. This article will discuss how to remove a SharePoint 2010 search service...
View ArticleFind Failed On Start Workflows
Introduction You may come into work one day and find that your workflows are failing. Examining the workflow details will reveal "Failed On Start" errors. Most likely this is due to a patch. The fix...
View ArticlePrune System Log Files
Introduction Let's face it, logs are everywhere. It seems like every piece of software creates log files these days. Unfortunately, not every piece of software cleans up after itself or allows...
View ArticleStart List Item Workflows Using PowerShell
Have you ever needed to run a workflow against all items in a SharePoint list? If so, you know that using the web interface to do this is a slow tedious process. You can use the following script to...
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