I have a nested documents folder with THOUSANDS of design docs, manuals, etc. I would like to import this into SharePoint 2010 and retain the current hierarchal structure. Is there an easy way to do this (obviously, I don't want to import the folders and documents one folder and one document at a time).

Also, I would like the documents to either be mapped back to the folders for offline use (much like we can if they are imported into TFS Version Control). Is this possible?

Hi,

You can create a Document Library in your site
From All Documents menu, Choose Explorer View
you can copy your parent folder and past

Make sure WebDAV is supported on that web front end before attempting Explorer View.

I can't find Explorer View. Did you mean "Datasheet View". If so, I get an error saying something is missing when I click it, but there is no help on what that might be or what to do about it. I tried installing WebDAV 7.5, but that doesn't appear to have helped.

Hi,

if you opened your Document library
on the top, right of the document library's name, click the drop down arrow
you will see:
- All Documents
- Explorer View
- Modify this view
- Create View
- Configure view for this location

I am unable to find an "All Documents Menu". I clicked on "Documents" in the left-hand nav from the Home page. Under "Search this site" there is a dropdown labled "View". However the dropdown is showing "View all content", "Document Libraries", "Lists", etc. I am unable to find ANYTHING on that page as listed above. I also tried to find this in "Shared Documents" but cannot find a menu with this name.

(Sorry, knew to SharePoint and a little disorientated right now).

EDITED:

I did find on option to "Open with Explorer" on the Shared Documents Library Tools/Library ribbon. However, when I click on it I get a popop stating that it is not supported in IE8 (WHAT!??? NOT supported in Microsoft's OWN BROWSER?). I tried using FireFox, but this option is grayed out in FireFox for some reason.

I am a little frustrated. This seems like a rather intutitive and common thing to do and don't understand why it seems so difficult.

• Proposed as answer by LD2009 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:00 PM
• Marked as answer by Bill2010 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:35 PM

While browsing the document library, click "Library" (available under "Library Tools"). "Open with Explorer" can be found in the "Connect & Export" section.

Check out my blog here http://blogs.salentica.com/rvajaria/2010/05/13/where-is-explorer-view-in-sharepoint-2010/

If this answers your question, please mark it down as answer! Thank you.

• Proposed as answer by LD2009 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:59 PM
• Marked as answer by Bill2010 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:35 PM

The thing that troubles me the most about this question, is that it had to be asked, answered incorrectly, researched, answered correctly and voted upon... and somehow, it has escaped MS that this is one of the first things that people will want to do. There are a gazillion idiotic interface elements that many will never use, but are boldly/obviously available at a glance. Meanwhile, the most commonly used and initial functions have to be located by asking around Internet. It was answered in 2009 and it is now 2015 and people are still searching for this answer.

"Import Content" <- One of the first and most obvious things to add to the interface.

J

• Edited by AJKirkbride 15 hours 10 minutes ago