Moving files between document libraries in Sharepoint

Moving files between document libraries on different Windows Sharepoint Services sites can be quite cumbersome.

Syntergy has a nice cut / copy / paste add-on that helps users a lot for those one-file moves. Doing batch moves though can be done easier and completely for free. I got the tip from this kb article on how to use web folders.

Open up a Internet Explorer window for the source and target folder. Use File -> Open and paste in the url of the document libraries. Make sure you check the box for "Open as Web Folder".

This lets you browse your WSS sites as web folders and supports drag-and-drop between them. Simple and effective.

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# TrackBack said:
Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:03 AM
# Marta said:

Thank you so much! This work-around was one i would have never figured out on my own, yet it was really easy to do!

Thanks again for taking the time to post this answer~

Monday, October 27, 2008 2:58 PM
# brom said:

I second that. Perfect. Drops all your version history stuff, but if you're willing to lose that, then it's easy and effective.

Cheers !

Friday, January 16, 2009 10:12 AM