Document library created in the SharePoint can be opened in the Windows Explorer. This is handy for bulk copying files from the network drive to SharePoint\u00a0document library,\u00a0for instance. \u00a0Procedure is quite simple. You just need to click “Actions” in the standard view menu and then select “Show in windows Explorer”\u00a0 The separate file window will open.\u00a0 You can copy, move paste etc., in this window.<\/p>\n
People sometimes complained that this does not work for him\/her.\u00a0 It took me sometime to understand the reason. It turned out that this only worked at the root folder level in our installation of SharePoint 2003.\u00a0 In aother word, if you create a subfolder in the document library and you “desend” to this subfolder, you can not switch the view to explorer view. Solution to this is to always start at the root folder level. With the 2007 installation, this limitation seems gone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Document library created in the SharePoint can be opened in the Windows Explorer. This is handy for bulk copying files from the network drive to SharePoint\u00a0document library,\u00a0for instance. \u00a0Procedure is quite simple. You just need to click “Actions” in the standard view menu and then select “Show in windows Explorer”\u00a0 The separate file window will open.\u00a0 You can copy, move paste etc., in this window. People sometimes complained that this does not work for him\/her.\u00a0 It took me sometime to understand the reason. It turned out that this only worked at the root folder level in our installation of SharePoint 2003.\u00a0 In aother word, if you create a subfolder in … Continue reading