You see a storage quota warning in the SharePoint admin center, but it points to a site that is not using excessive storage. The warning message shows a different site URL than the one actually consuming space. This problem occurs because SharePoint calculates storage across site collections linked to the same content database or because … Read more
You see a storage quota warning in SharePoint, but the notification points to a site that is not full. The warning appears on a site that has plenty of space left, while the actual site that exceeded its limit stays quiet. This mismatch happens because SharePoint calculates storage at the tenant level, not per site. … Read more
Site owners in SharePoint sometimes see a storage quota warning on a site that does not appear to be running out of space. The warning may say the site is near its storage limit or has exceeded its quota even when the site has plenty of room. This mismatch happens because SharePoint calculates storage at … Read more
You have a SharePoint license assigned but the Create site button is grayed out or you see an error that site creation is blocked. This problem occurs when SharePoint admin settings, site creation policies, or self-service site creation settings prevent licensed users from creating new sites. This article explains why the block happens and provides … Read more
You are a SharePoint administrator and a user with a valid SharePoint license reports they cannot create a new site. The New button is grayed out, or clicking Site creation returns a permission error. This problem occurs because SharePoint site creation privileges are controlled by a separate security group policy, not by the user license … Read more
You deleted a SharePoint site and now need it back. When you open the SharePoint admin center, the site does not appear in the list of deleted sites. The restore option is grayed out or missing entirely. This article explains why a deleted site cannot be restored from the admin center and what you can … Read more
When you delete a SharePoint site, it goes into the site collection recycle bin in the SharePoint admin center. Many administrators expect to restore any deleted site from this recycle bin. However, sometimes the restore button is grayed out or missing entirely. This happens because SharePoint enforces a retention policy or a site lock that … Read more
You set a sharing policy in the SharePoint admin center to restrict external sharing across all sites. But one site still allows external users. This happens because the site-level sharing setting overrides the organization-wide policy. This article explains why a single site can bypass the sharing policy and provides workarounds to enforce consistent sharing rules. … Read more
You set a sharing policy in the SharePoint admin center to restrict external sharing, but one site still allows guests to access content. This inconsistency often happens because a site-level sharing setting overrides the tenant-wide policy. The root cause is that site owners or admins have manually changed the sharing link type or external sharing … Read more
You set a company-wide sharing policy in the SharePoint admin center, but one site still allows external sharing at a higher level. This breaks your security rules and can expose sensitive data. The root cause is usually a site-level sharing override that the admin center policy did not force down. This article explains why a … Read more