This post is intended for SharePoint Online and 2016+ using CSOM.
In previous version of SharePoint, moving a folder structure to a different library or a different library in another site collection required a good amount of code and effort. With the introduction of Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.MoveCopyUtil we now have the ability to use methods like MoveFolder to perform a cut and paste of a folder structure. There are other methods that are worth exploring like FolderCopy that is a copy and paste of a structure.
More methods can be found here: MoveCopyUtil members
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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CopyFile | |
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CopyFileByPath | |
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CopyFolder | |
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CopyFolderByPath | |
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MoveFile | |
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MoveFileByPath | |
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MoveFolder | |
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MoveFolderByPath |
Example of moving a folder between site collections.
string dstUrl = "https://sharepoint.com/sites/B/";
using (ClientContext srcContext = new ClientContext(dstUrl))
{
string sourceFolder = "https://sharepoint.com/sites/A/libraryname/foldername";
string destFolder = dstUrl + "libraryname/foldername";
MoveCopyUtil.MoveFolder(srcContext, sourceFolder, destFolder);
srcContext.ExecuteQuery();
}
Again, this is using CSOM with the latest version of the NuGet package (16.0.4351.1000).
Hi, I was googling copying folder structure to SharePoint and I found this page. However, in my particular case, I want to copy a folder structure form a shared folder location in my local network.
Can you please tell me if there is a similar procedure that uses the shared folder path \\server\shareFolder\folderStructure to copy the folder structure to a SharePoint library?
This post on stackexchange will get you headed in the right direction. Link: https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/208425/powershell-script-to-transfer-files-from-local-folder-to-document-library
It’s a little more involved than simply copying folders around SP but it’s fairly straightforward. Also, be sure to check out what SharePoint PNP has to offer for copying files from your serer to SP.
Link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-pnp/sharepoint-pnp-cmdlets?view=sharepoint-ps