Hide Overwrite existing files Option of Upload Document Page in SharePoint 2010
Requirement: Uncheck and Hide Overwrite existing files Option in Upload Document Page of SharePoint 2010.
Solution:
If the “Overwrite existing files” option is to be turned off for all uploads, You can locate these lines and Change the Checked=”true” to Checked=”false” in Uploadex.aspx file as below:
- <asp:CheckBox id=”OverwriteSingle” Checked=”true” Text=<%$Resources:wss,upload_document_Overwrite_file%>” runat=”server” />
- <asp:CheckBox id=”OverwriteMultiple” Checked=”true” Text=<%$Resources:wss,upload_document_Overwrite_version%>” runat=”server” />
Alternatively, let’s set this option only for the specific site.
- Login to your SharePoint Web Front End Server, Navigate to: “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\template\layouts” folder
- Make a backup of the “Uploadex.aspx” file and open it in Notepad.
- Search for text </asp:Content> from the top and Insert the below code in it.
- Save and close the uploadex.aspx file. Repeat these steps in all your web front end servers if you have more than one.
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready( function () {
if(location.href.indexOf('globalfunctions/credit/_layouts/Upload.aspx') >= 0) {
$("input[id$='OverwriteSingle']").removeAttr('checked');
$("input[id$='OverwriteSingle']").hide();
$("label[for$='OverwriteSingle']").hide();
$("a[id$='UploadMultipleLink']").hide();
}
});
</script>
My requirement is to hide overwrite existing files and upload multiple files options for only a particular subsite, so I’ve wrapped the code inside the “IF” condition. Here is the result of the hidden overwrite existing files option and multiple upload links on the upload page:
