March 2013

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PhotoRec – Digital Picture and File Recovery

PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures (thus the Photo Recovery name) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, so it will still work even if your media’s file system hasContinue reading “PhotoRec – Digital Picture and File Recovery”

How SharePoint Site Use Confirm and Deletion works

Recently, It was asked exactly how the Site Confirmation and Deletion feature works in SharePoint? Does the timer restart when a user visits the site? Does the feature look at the some field and then reset the value in a service? It was a simple question that made me think about how the process workedContinue reading “How SharePoint Site Use Confirm and Deletion works”

Managing Alerts in SharePoint

A common issue i see on a daily basis is people getting alerts for Libraries when they no longer work in that sector. They are unsure of what library or site they had alerts on. So an easy way to find out is to do the following… View my alerts on a site 1.At theContinue reading “Managing Alerts in SharePoint”

How to find incoming/outgoing email settings in SharePoint 2007

Log onto front end server and go to Central Administration Then click into Application Management in left hand pane. Under the heading “SharePoint Web Application Management” Choose “Web Application Outgoing Email Settings” Ensure you change Web Application to the correct web application you use. Here you will see your incoming and outgoing mail settings.

What is a Shared Service Provider?

For those of you who don’t know what I am talking about a bit of overview. In MOSS 2007 there is this new concept of Shared Services Providers(SSP). The idea being that there are certain services that really make sense to centrally manage and share. A good example being profiles. With a SSP we canContinue reading “What is a Shared Service Provider?”

Moving Libraries in SharePoint 2007

Question: We have recently merged two departments here in Giddidy Business and as a result need to merge two SharePoint sites. Is it possible to move a library from one location to another retaining all metadata, ownership and version history? Answer: This can be achieved using Site Actions/ Site Settings/ Site Administration/ Content and Structure.Continue reading “Moving Libraries in SharePoint 2007”