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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Unable to upload files with specific extension via explorer view in SharePoint 2010

Case : Unable to upload files with particular extension via explorer view in SharePoint 2010

You may face problem in upload or delete the below file types when accessing a SharePoint 2010 library via explorer view while able to upload or delete all file types file when accessing the library via a web browser
File Extension could be :
.vb
.resx
.vbproj
.dll
.exe
.mdb


Error : Item not found
This is no longer located in \\path. Verify the item's location and try again.

 
Steps to solution:
All file extensions have been allowed via Central Administration --> Security --> Define blocked file types


IIS manager -> select the web site -> properties -> Select Handler Mappings -> Edit Feature Permissions -> Uncheck the Execute check-box -> Restart the site

To enable the upload of .other file types via explorer view : IIS manager -> Add a new MIME type for the required extention

Now Modify IIS configuration file applicationHost.config under path %SystemRoot%\system32\inetsrv\config
locate the  < requestFiltering >  section
change the allowed property to true to allow above file extension to be served.
e.g
     
                 
                         



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