In this article we learn how to upload multiple files in SharePoint 2010.
IntroductionConsider a scenario where you need to upload thousands of files to SharePoint 2010. Before uploading the files you must prepare for it. This article outlines how to get prepared for uploading bulk files to SharePoint.PreparationThere are at least the following 3 scenarios where the upload of the file can fail:
[~#%&*{}|:<>?/|"]How to Upload Blocked file typesIn order to upload the blocked file types in SP you need to either remove them from the blocked file types list (not recommended) or rename the file with a “.txt” extension. So when uploading the file SharePoint understands it as a .txt file and not as any other file type. In order to use the file you can download the file and rename it to the original file type.The following piece of code renames the file to change its type to “.txt” format:
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