Configure alerting for Health Analyzer rules
I don’t log in to Health Anaylzer on a daily basis so have decided to configure alerting for some of the rules to make sure I’m aware of any potential issues. I’m mainly interested in things like low disk space,…
Using ULS Viewer
ULSViewer is an application that allows users to open a ULS (Unified Logging Service) log file and display its contents in a user friendly format. This can be particularly useful when troubleshooting problems with your SharePoint 2010 server. The download…
Change SharePoint log retention period
If, like me, you’ve found that your SharePoint log files have become rather large then you can configure the retention period in order to reduce the amount of space they consume. This can be done with a few clicks in…
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While setting up an automated process on a Windows 2008 server to drop some files directly to a SharePoint library I encountered this error message: "Windows cannot access \\intranet\reports\daily" I then tried to browse to the library and click the…
Configure the maximum file upload size
I have just tried to upload a fairly large file to a SharePoint Document Library but it failed because it exceeded the maximum supported size, as shown in the screenshot below. The exact error reads: "The specified file is larger…
Creating a link to a document in a SharePoint library
By default creating a link to a document is disabled in SharePoint libraries. I have enabled this on several libraries recently as it has helped reduce document duplication. This is how to enable document links: 1. Navigate to the required…
Using Microsoft Project to plan a SharePoint deployment
I was using Microsoft Project the other day and discovered it includes a template for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment. Even though it was written for SharePoint 2007 I think it can still be used to plan a SharePoint 2010…
Error: The following files have been blocked by the administrator
I had just created a document library to use as a repository for some VB Scripts I have written. However, while trying to upload some files I was presented with the following message: The following file(s) have been blocked by…
How to export Survey results to Microsoft Excel
I regularly create surveys in SharePoint for various things but today I was asked to export the results of an old survey into Excel so that the data can be used elsewhere. I haven’t done this before but after a…
Adding file types for Search
By default only certain file types will be included when crawling content sources. Many common file types, such as PDFs, are not included so I’ve just added the PDF file type to my server. This is how: 1. Log on…
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