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A Complete Guide on How to Replace the Root Site in SharePoint Online

A Complete Guide on How to Replace the Root Site in SharePoint Online

SharePoint sites are the gem of the Office 365 suite since they store and organize content for the users. Amidst all, the root site is a basic site that serves as the starting point to access resources within the SharePoint environment. Despite this, admins may decide to delete the SharePoint site as its hierarchy doesn’t meet the organization’s needs.   Unfortunately, deleting the root site will block the users from accessing the sites and site contents. So, what is your…

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Block Download Policy for SharePoint Online and OneDrive

Block Download Policy for SharePoint Online and OneDrive

SharePoint Online is one of the greatest collaboration platforms that lets users work on files, folders, and pages. To sweeten the deal, SharePoint Online also allows users to download the documents in times of need. In certain cases, however, it is not a good idea for users to be able to download documents as it may lead to confidential data loss. Configuring conditional access policies is one method to prevent users downloading documents from specific sites. This process has been…

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How to Map a Network Drive to SharePoint Library

How to Map a Network Drive to SharePoint Library

By introducing and improving features like ‘OneDrive Files On-Demand’ and SharePoint ‘Sync’, Microsoft reduced the dependency to map SharePoint document library as a network drive. To some extent, we can see how good these features are, in helping cloud adoption, quick file access, and easy uploads. However, some are still interested to map OneDrive to network drive letter. They could not be wrong as it allows users to easily access and manage OneDrive and SharePoint files directly from File Explorer,…

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2022 Recap: Essential Office 365 Scripts for Administrators 

2022 Recap: Essential Office 365 Scripts for Administrators 

Hurray! 😎It’s one year blogging anniversary 🎉for ‘M365scripts’. A hark back at the best blogs of the year is the only way to celebrate this! The purpose of this recap is to summarize the most wanted Office 365 blogs under a single roof that helped most of the admins. These blogs include helpful Office 365 scripts for user management, major feature updates, and other key configurations. Let’s break into the topic straightaway!  PowerShell Scripts for Easy Management   1. Effectively Manage Microsoft Teams using PowerShell…

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Set Guest User Access Expiration in SharePoint Online

Set Guest User Access Expiration in SharePoint Online

When you are sharing, you are caring. But it is important to be cautious when you share!  When you share content with external users, you allow them to collaborate on files and sites within SharePoint online. The external users can be anyone from customers to business partners. So, it is always better to keep your externally shared content safe by configuring the expiration policy to avoid content misuse outside the organization.  Sharing without setting any limits can put you in…

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How to Add Bulk Users to SharePoint Group using PowerShell 

How to Add Bulk Users to SharePoint Group using PowerShell 

SharePoint groups allow members to access SharePoint content, such as documents, lists, and libraries. As a SharePoint admin often, you might be in the situation of adding multiple users to a SharePoint group. This blog will help you manage SharePoint Online group membership using PowerShell. Before running the script/cmdlet, you must connect to SharePoint Online PowerShell.   Content: Add bulk users to the SPO group List all the SharePoint Online groups Get SharePoint Online group members Remove bulk users from the…

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Get All SharePoint Online Sites using PowerShell 

Get All SharePoint Online Sites using PowerShell 

Sites are the root component of SharePoint. Sites can be created directly or by creating new teams or private channels in Microsoft Teams. So, admins need to keep an eye on the list of sites available in their organization. This blog helps you find and export all the SharePoint Online site collections and their details using PowerShell.    You can use the Get-SPOSite cmdlet to retrieve a list of all site collections in the tenant. Before proceeding with the cmdlets, you must connect to the SharePoint Online PowerShell module.   After connecting…

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Connect to SharePoint Online PowerShell 

Connect to SharePoint Online PowerShell 

If you are new to SharePoint or managing a small organization, you can use the SharePoint admin center. But the admin center is not suitable if you want to automate the process or manage a large organization. In that case, PowerShell is the only option. To manage SharePoint Online through PowerShell, install SharePoint Online Management Shell and connect to the SharePoint Online service.  How to Install SharePoint Online Management Shell:  To install the SharePoint Online PowerShell module, open the Windows PowerShell in administrator mode and install the module using the following…

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