SharePoint Online: Configure List Settings using PowerShell

Requirement: Edit List Settings in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. How to Change List Settings in SharePoint Online? List settings in SharePoint Online define the attributes of the list, such as Name, description, etc., and the functionality of the lists. These settings can be configured by navigating to the list settings page. This…

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Configure Resource Throttling Settings for Large Lists in SharePoint 2016

What is resource throttling in SharePoint? The biggest performance bottleneck in SharePoint sites is usually caused by large lists. If you have 50 simultaneous users on a site and two of them contribute to large lists, all 50 users will experience very slow performance. Luckily, starting from SharePoint 2010, a feature called…

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SharePoint Online: How to Move a Folder using PowerShell?

Requirement:  Move a Folder to Another Library or Another Site in SharePoint Online. How to Move a Folder in SharePoint Online? Moving folders is one of the most common SharePoint Online tasks. This article will show you how to move a folder using PowerShell and the web browser interface. This can be…

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SharePoint Online: Find Site Column Usage in Content Types using PowerShell

Requirement: Find Site Column Usage in Content Type in SharePoint Online site collection. A little background: When trying to delete a site column in SharePoint Online, got an error message: “site columns which are included in content types cannot be deleted. Remove all references to this site column prior to deleting it”….

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SharePoint Online: How to Save Site as Template?

Requirement: Save SharePoint Online Site as Template! Site templates are the quickest way to define the skeleton of a particular standard in SharePoint. It provides great re-usability so that we can create as many sites as we want from the template without manually re-creating them. So, After you create a site and…

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SharePoint Online: “Save Site as Template” Link Missing? Here is How to Enable!

Problem: “Save Site as Template” option is missing in SharePoint Online! The “Save Site as Template” option is unavailable on Office 365 group-connected and Communication sites! However, there is another reason why you don’t see the “Save site as Template” link under site settings: Custom script disabled! How to Enable Save Site…

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Fix “Sorry, You don’t have access” Access Denied Error on Save Site as Template in SharePoint Online

Problem: Getting “Sorry, You don’t have access” access denied error when trying to save site as template in SharePoint Online site from URL: https://crescent.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/savetmpl.aspx Solution: To fix this problem, we need to enable custom scripts. Here is how to fix the access denied error on Save Site as Template. However, this change…

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SharePoint Online: Change Time Zone using PowerShell

Requirement: Change the Timezone in SharePoint Online. How to Change Timezone in SharePoint Online? As a global organization operating in different regions and time zones, we wanted to set time zones for respective sites, since users get annoyed when they see Pacific time zones in the uploaded document’s time stamps. In this…

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SharePoint Online: PowerShell to Delete a Document Library

Requirement: Delete SharePoint Online Document Library using PowerShell. How to delete a document library in SharePoint Online? Document libraries are a vital part of SharePoint Online and are ideal for storing files you need to access frequently. However, there may be times you want to delete a document library that you no…

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