Change SharePoint Library URL

Question

How do you change the URI of a SharePoint library? Based on Google searching, most people say that changing the name of a library in Designer (via right click->rename) will resu

Answer 1

Thanks for this solution. I only have Designer permissions but was still able to change a List URL within the browser (not Sharepoint Designer, and must be IE to have Open in Explorer enabled). Steps:

1. Go to Site Contents and open a Document Library in the site
2. Click on Library ribbon tab and select Open In Explorer option
3. Click up one level in the directory structure - there should be a Dir called 'Lists' - open
4. Your List should be there to right click and rename.

I was surprised that the system let me do this (it didn't let me delete a document in the same DL that I need to get rid of), but after testing for some time the URL change seems to have held.

Finally - you might have to re-Resolve some views and overlays, as these might not automatically cascade with the new List location.

Cheers, Ross

Answer 2

I have changed the library URL from SharePoint Designer 2010, in the "Site Object" section --> "All files" option. Then I selected the right library in left pane and press F2 (to change name, like in windows) and worked for me. I hope that helps someone.

Answer 3

In SharePoint Designer just navigate to All Files navigation node (not List and Libraries node), find your document library there -> right-click library -> rename.

The URI would change then.

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