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Increase list view threshold from 5000 items

Increase list view threshold from 5000 items

May 8, 2017 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, Tips and Tricks

By default SharePoint lists are throttled with a threshold of 5000 items.  This is mainly to prevent a drain on resource and performance decrease: Whilst not recommended for production environments it is possible to increase this value in Central Administration. …

Show the SharePoint document version inside a Word document

Show the SharePoint document version inside a Word document

February 9, 2017 · by dave.webb · in SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, Tips and Tricks

If versioning is enabled on a document library it is possible to show the SharePoint document version inside a Word document (rather than maintain the version inside the Word document manually).  It involves configuring a label in the Document Library…

SharePoint 2013 – “Sorry, something went wrong” when configuring Incoming E-Mail Settings

January 7, 2017 · by dave.webb · in SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

While trying to enable incoming email settings for a document library in SharePoint 2013 I clicked OK on the form and received the following error: Sorry, something went wrong An unexpected error has occurred. I found the following in the ULS logs…

SharePoint 2013 – “An unexpected error has occurred” when configuring incoming E-Mail settings

December 11, 2016 · by dave.webb · in PowerShell, SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

While trying to enable incoming E-mail settings for a document library within SharePoint 2013 I received the following error: An unexpected error has occurred. I used the Merge-SPLogFile PowerShell cmdlet to collate all log entries relating to the correlation ID.  The…

The filename you've specified is either invalid or too long

The filename you’ve specified is either invalid or too long

May 11, 2014 · by dave.webb · in SharePoint 2013, Troubleshooting

I have just created a new web application and site collection in SharePoint 2013.  With a large number of documents to place into a Document Library I thought it would be easier to copy and paste them using Windows Explorer,…

Access denied when a user click 'Add document'

Access denied when a user click ‘Add document’

November 18, 2013 · by dave.webb · in Features, SharePoint 2010, Troubleshooting

I have recently received random reports from users that they are presented with an access denied message when trying to upload files to a document library by clicking the ‘Add document’ link: The permissions all looked fine so I turned…

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer – on Windows 7 with IE 10

September 21, 2013 · by dave.webb · in SharePoint 2010, Troubleshooting

Since upgrading to Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 I have not been able to open SharePoint document libraries with Windows Explorer, instead I receive this error message: Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer I…

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

January 6, 2012 · by dave.webb · in Troubleshooting

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

Configure the maximum file upload size

December 13, 2011 · by dave.webb · in Configuration, Customisation, Tips and Tricks

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…

Error: The following files have been blocked by the administrator

Error: The following files have been blocked by the administrator

November 15, 2011 · by dave.webb · in Configuration, Customisation, Troubleshooting

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…

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