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Learning STSADM’s Databaserepair Operation to Fix SharePoint Database Corruption

A SharePoint farm comprises two types of databases: the central configuration database and a content database for each web application. All the data corresponding to a web application resides in the content database. If corruption hits the configuration database, the … Continue reading

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Resolve Issues with the Full-Text Searching Feature in Windows SharePoint Services

SharePoint users can enable SQL Server full-text search for Windows SharePoint Services site at the time of deploying Windows SharePoint Services and SQL Server. Sometimes, various problems surface when you use the full text search feature for your SharePoint sites, … Continue reading

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Understanding Content Databases and Using ‘Stsadm’ to Restore Central Administration Database in Windows SharePoint Services

Content databases in MS Windows SharePoint Services deal with storage and organization of all site content. If you are using a single virtual server for Windows SharePoint Services, and working with a small number of sites, you can think of … Continue reading

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Why is my SharePoint slow like hell?

The most frequently asked question by SharePoint User is “Why the hell is my SharePoint so slow?” Performance problem is not a small issue so it is important to deal with it properly. The reason for slow SharePoint could be … Continue reading

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How to Get Rid of Orphaned Items in Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 content databases

The term ‘Orphan’ in SharePoint Server is used to describe corrupt entries in either the content database or the config database. You may have entries either in the config database that do not correspond to the site table in the … Continue reading

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An Overview of Stsadm.exe Tool with the ‘databaserepair’ Option in Windows SharePoint Services

When a SharePoint database gets corrupt, it is likely to contain a plethora of orphaned items. For instance, a document exists in the database without a parent document library or a list isn’t associated with any Windows SharePoint Services website. … Continue reading

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Fixing Index Corruption in SharePoint Server Databases to Recover Web Application Data

MS SharePoint is an efficient, cost-effective solution tailored to meet your complex business requirements and cut additional costs while improving productivity at work. This comprehensive product is designed to combine portal, document management, and collaboration systems into a single application. … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting Problems When Exporting SharePoint List Data to Excel Spreadsheet and Fixing Database Corruption

As SharePoint databases hold content that is critical for your organization, their effective management should be the key business priority. There are multitude of mechanisms that are employed to keep the SharePoint data safe and well-protected, i.e. high-availabilty solutions (clustering … Continue reading

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Salvaging Crucial SharePoint Data After Facing Corruption in a Site Collection

Now, I copied the corrupt database and moved it to a new SharePoint farm having a new SQL Server DB. I ensured that it had the same versions of OS and MOSS. To do this, I performed these actions: Searched … Continue reading

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How I managed to get rid of a corrupt Site Column from the SharePoint Server database

I was very excited to learn about the new enhancements in SharePoint Server 2010. The most anticipated feature was Business Connectivity Services that provided scope for integrating external data sources into SharePoint along with the support for updating, deleting and … Continue reading

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