When you rename your Microsoft 365 tenant, you expect all services to reflect the new domain. But SharePoint Online keeps the original tenant name in site collection URLs, document library paths, and sharing links. This mismatch causes broken links, failed file access, and confusion for users who see the old URL in their browser. The … Read more
When you search in SharePoint, results from a specific site may not appear even though the site contains the content you need. This problem usually occurs because the site has search crawling restricted or its search visibility settings are misconfigured. In this article, you will learn the exact steps to diagnose why SharePoint search ignores … Read more
You search for a document in SharePoint but the results do not include content from a specific site. This happens even when you have access to that site and can browse its contents directly. The root cause is usually a search configuration setting that restricts which sites the search index crawls. This article explains why … Read more
You created a SharePoint site but search results do not include its content. Even when you type the exact file name or page title, the site does not appear in search results. This happens because a site’s search visibility setting is configured to block indexing, or a site-level permission change stops the search crawler from … Read more
You try to open the SharePoint admin center but get blocked by a sign-in error. The page shows a message about a policy that prevents access. This happens because a Conditional Access policy in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) applies to SharePoint but does not include the admin center as an allowed app. This … Read more
When you try to open the SharePoint admin center, you may see an access denied message or a blank page. This happens because a Conditional Access policy in Microsoft Entra ID blocks your sign-in attempt. The policy may require a compliant device, a specific network location, or multi-factor authentication that your current session does not … Read more
You check your SharePoint site collection storage metrics in the site settings and see one number. You check the SharePoint admin center and see a different number. This mismatch can cause confusion about how much storage is actually used or available. The discrepancy usually occurs because the admin center aggregates storage across all sites and … Read more
You open the SharePoint admin center and see your total storage used is 2.5 TB. But when you run storage metrics on a site collection, the numbers add up to only 1.8 TB. This discrepancy causes confusion when planning capacity or troubleshooting billing. The root cause is that the admin center counts storage differently than … Read more
SharePoint sites can consume storage from your tenant pool without a per-site cap. Without limits, a single site can exhaust your organization’s total storage allocation and slow down other sites. This article explains how to set a site storage limit in the SharePoint admin center so you control how much storage each site can use. … Read more
SharePoint site collections can grow quickly and consume more storage than expected. Without a storage limit, a single site might use space meant for other sites or hit the tenant-wide storage cap. This article explains how SharePoint storage limits work and provides a step-by-step checklist for site owners to set a custom storage limit using … Read more