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Missing server files error from pre-upgrade checker
I ran the pre-upgrade checker in preparation for our SharePoint 2010 upgrade. It reports files and features that were installed at one time but are no longer there.
The farm was moved from 32 bit servers to 64 bit servers and those items were not reinstalled.
One option is to remove the references to the missing items from the content. Is there a way to query the system or database and figure out which files are referencing those missing files?
Thanks!
The farm was moved from 32 bit servers to 64 bit servers and those items were not reinstalled.
One option is to remove the references to the missing items from the content. Is there a way to query the system or database and figure out which files are referencing those missing files?
Thanks!
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The sql script in http://blogs.technet.com/b/corybu/archive/2007/05/31/sharepoint-orphans-explained.aspx shows how to get information needed to run a stsadm -o deletesite to get rid of Orphaned site collections (in my case I had two orphaned personal MySites) but it doesn't show what content is referencing missing server files (such as web part files, aspx files, etc.
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FYI: The first two links in my last comment should be switched.
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upgrade still has issues
sharepoint DB structure is not at all intuitive, so you would likely be hunting & pecking around to trying to find the problem.
i have seen instances where people are able to unreference orphaned items.
safer approach:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/corybu/archive/2007/05/31/sharepoint-orphans-explained.aspx
not so safe approach:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nishants/archive/2010/04/14/how-to-delete-orphan-configuration-objects-from-sharepoint-farm.aspx
i am not 100% sure missing sites & features are in the orphan category. but the sites above should help in locating them if they are.