The blob cache (one of four cache types in SharePoint 2013) is a disk based cache to improve the speed at which pages load (it also reduces load on the database server). Enabling this requires editing the web.config file on each…
If you are making changes to a service application and need to take a backup beforehand this can be done quickly using the Backup-SPFarm cmdlet. Here is an example of how to backup the Managed Metadata service application and proxy:…
Today I had a user report that they were trying to use SharePoint Designer to edit the home page of their team site but it displayed an error message: The server could not complete your request. For more specific information,…
If, like me, you have been waiting for a responsive UI for SharePoint 2013, then wait no longer as one has been released! The solution adds support for three different rendering options depending on screen size. It uses embedded CSS…
I have several web front end servers in a SharePoint 2013 farm and disk space on the C: drive seems to get eaten quite quickly. By using TreeSize I was able to locate a temporary folder used by IE that…
If you are upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013, and you need to prevent site collection administrators from upgrading site collections, then you can disable Self Service Upgrades using the Get-SPSite cmdlet: $portal = Get-SPSite “http://portal.lab.local” $portal.AllowSelfServiceUpgrade = False…
I have purchased an app and need to make sure it s available in all site collections within a web application. Firstly I import the app package using the Import-SPAppPackage cmdlet: $spapp = Import-SPAppPackage -Path C:\MyApp.spapp -Site http://portal.lab.local -Source Marketplace Then…
The following PowerShell script will enumerate all sites within a Site Collection and report on where a particular feature has been enabled using the Get-SPWeb cmdlet. In the example I am reporting on the SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Features feature…
I am creating an external content type to display records from an SQL table in a SharePoint list, using a target application in the Secure Store for authentication. I will do this using SharePoint Designer 2013. At a minimum, I…
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