Install the PnP PowerShell Module for SharePoint Online

The PnP PowerShell module has become an indispensable tool for many SharePoint administrators and developers. This open-source module, created by Microsoft’s Patterns and Practices (PnP) initiative, provides a robust set of commands for managing SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server through PowerShell. In this post, I will provide an overview of the PnP…

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SharePoint Version History: A Comprehensive Guide

SharePoint version history is a powerful feature that allows users to track and manage changes made to documents and list items in a SharePoint library or list. This feature serves as an essential tool for content management, giving team members the ability to view past versions of a file, restore previous versions…

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SharePoint Online: How to See Who has viewed a File?

Requirement: See who has viewed a document in SharePoint Online. How to see who viewed a document in SharePoint? Can we see who has viewed a file in SharePoint or OneDrive? Yes! We can track who has viewed a file in SharePoint Online with this nifty feature, “SharePoint Viewers”. To see who…

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SharePoint Online: How to Recover Deleted Files from Preservation Hold Library?

Requirement: Restore deleted files from the Preservation Hold library. SharePoint Online: How to Recover Deleted Items from Preservation Hold Library? The Preservation Hold Library in SharePoint Online and OneDrive preserves edited or deleted files to ensure there is no loss of data through accidental or willful deletion or editing of items under…

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Fix “Access Denied: User does not have permissions to access this resource” Error in SharePoint

Problem: The end-user gets an “Access Denied: User ID does not have permissions to access this resource.” error. Root Cause The error message “Access Denied: ‘User ID’ does not have permissions to access this resource” in SharePoint or OneDrive indicates that the user with the specified email address does not have the…

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How to Create a Retention Policy to Preserve Deleted Items in SharePoint Online?

Requirement: Create a retention policy to preserve deleted items in SharePoint Online. How to create a Retention Policy for SharePoint Online? SharePoint Online retains deleted items for 93 days before they get deleted permanently. What if you want to preserve deleted items for more than 93 days? Say, for 10 years as…

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How to Copy Files from OneDrive to SharePoint Online?

Requirement: Copy files from OneDrive to SharePoint Online. How to Copy Files from OneDrive for Business Sites to SharePoint Online? If you’re using OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online, there may be times when you need to copy files from OneDrive to SharePoint for various reasons, such as sharing with a team…

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OneDrive for Business: Block Syncing of Specific File Types

Requirement: Block syncing of specific file types in OneDrive for Business. How to Block File Types in OneDrive for Business? By default, Users can upload all types of files in their OneDrive for Business folder. However, for security and compliance reasons, we can restrict users from syncing specific file types in OneDrive…

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