Using PnP PowerShell to move folders and document sets in SharePoint Online

In a previous post 'Observations on 'Move To' in SharePoint Online', I noted that the 'Move To' functionality was generally suitable for moving 1000s of files between sites in the same tenant subject to a number of conditions. But what if the 'Move To' function does not show the destination location? There are several suggestions …

Advertisement

Observations on ‘Move To’ in SharePoint Online

The following are observations from using the 'Move To' function in a SharePoint Online library to move close to 18,500 files and folders over a weekend, from a 'classic' SharePoint subsite in a SharePoint Online site to a new and 'free standing' site in the same tenant. The moving was completed over a weekend to …

Metadata persistence when records are moved in SharePoint

SharePoint Online document libraries include the option to move content to a different location. But what happens to the metadata when this content is moved? This post explains what happens to the metadata when different types of content stored in a SharePoint Online document library is moved (not copied) using the 'Move to' option to …