SharePoint Client Support
Information from the Support Team for OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Workspace, and Groove
What issues can occur if you run OneDrive for Business 2013 and SharePoint Workspace 2010 on the same computer?
The article How to install the OneDrive for Business sync client for SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 09/10/2015
SkyDrive Pro update enforces SharePoint version requirement
The SkyDrive Pro application, the successor product to SharePoint Workspace, syncs SharePoint 2013...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 11/06/2013
Sync issues with nested folders in SharePoint library
UPDATE: SharePoint Workspace can now adapt to many of the situations that caused this error. If you...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 09/18/2012
When you install Service Pack 1 (SP1) of Office 2010, SharePoint Workspace 2010 is installed -- UPDATE
(9/13/2011: Updated to add KB link) Update, March 28, 2012: There is now an update available for...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/30/2011
Higher limits, fixes, and extras: updates you should know about
I am delighted to announce the release of three updates significant to SharePoint Workspace...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 06/30/2011
Spurious firewall error at SharePoint Workspace startup
Update, July 5, 2011: This issue is fixed in the the Office 2010 June CU for SharePoint Workspace....
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 03/08/2011
Groove Relay at Microsoft restarted
We recently discovered that one of the Groove Relay servers managed by Microsoft was having...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 02/11/2011
SharePoint Workspace 2010 crashes on some systems that were upgraded from Office 2003 or earlier
by Joe Levine and Patrick Gan(edited by Frances S., 4/13/11) SharePoint Workspace 2010 might crash...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 10/08/2010
Synchronizing to SharePoint in SharePoint Workspace 2010
SharePoint sync is the new focus of the product, and here in Support, we get a lot of questions...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/10/2010
Single sign-on in SharePoint Workspace 2010
Hello everyone! Now that the Office 2010 release is near, I'm planning to start a series of articles...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 04/13/2010
Error -- “Unable to register with Relay Server”
by Gregg Johnston Scenario You have just set up your Groove server environment, and it looks good....
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 12/15/2009
“So I ran grooveclean, but that didn’t fix the problem…”
by Gregg Johnston “So I ran grooveclean, but that didn’t fix the problem…” Software doesn't always...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 10/27/2009
Synchronizing files in Groove – to GFS or not to GFS
...that is the question Many users have started to use Groove because of the handy way it takes a...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 09/15/2009
Upcoming changes for Groove 3.1
I expect many of you have been hearing the buzz about Microsoft Office 2010. I'll be talking more...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/24/2009
Groove name change
By now, I expect that most of you have seen an announcement that that in Office 2010, Groove will...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 05/19/2009
Summary of Office 2007 Service Pack 2 changes for Groove
Hi all! You may have noticed that it's been pretty quiet here lately. That's because we've been busy...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 05/08/2009
Groove 3.1 Licensing maintenance issues
Do you run Groove Virtual Office 3.1, or use the old 3.1 Groove Hosted Services? At this point, we...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 04/15/2009
Discuss: Relative file transfer speeds of File Sharing and Standard workspaces
In a comment here, Camineet poses a question about relative file transfer speeds of File Sharing and...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 03/04/2009
Rearranging a Groove-synchronized Windows folder
When you use a folder in your daily work, you naturally find yourselves moving things around. For...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 02/03/2009
Welcoming another Groove blog...
Jim McCoy revived the Groove Development team blog a few months ago. We cross-linked our blogs at...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 01/28/2009
Problems with "Discard Groove messages from unknown contacts"
Under the Options tab of Groove Preferences, there is an innocuous looking option, Discard Groove...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 01/16/2009
When Groove Administrator email doesn't reach the user
Here's a scenario for anyone who administers a Groove domain from Groove Enterprise Services or...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 12/30/2008
A summary of Groove workspace synchronization
Since Groove is all about synchronization, it should come as no surprise that a lot of our support...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 12/12/2008
Adding a Sharepoint Files tool to a Groove workspace
Someone on the Groove newsgroup recently noted that the instructions for “Setting up a SharePoint...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 12/09/2008
Understanding and troubleshooting the SharePoint Files tool in Groove 2007
So, I'll confess -- SharePoint is not one of my specialties, especially in the current version of...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 11/10/2008
Groove Manager best practices – protect your data
Hardware failure is one of those risks you can never quite eliminate. So what do you do to protect...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 11/05/2008
The size of Groove workspaces
Lately, I've seen a number of questions about the size of Groove workspaces. I mentioned a couple of...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 10/07/2008
More details on Groove servers (mostly Relay)
In reference to Patrick Gan's "So you want to host your own Groove Servers", one reader had a few...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 09/23/2008
Comparing Groove Standard workspaces and Groove File Sharing workspaces
When you click New Workspace in Groove 2007, you have three options for the type of workspace you...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 09/16/2008
How I use Groove
Groove is used very differently by different organizations and different people. I saw a statement...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/25/2008
Groove Server Manager 2007 sp1 is not compatible with SQL Server 2008
[Update 5/8/09 -- fixed in Office Groove 2007, SP2. See https://support.microsoft.com/kb/968770.] As...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/19/2008
Use search constraints to search Active Directory servers which list more than 1000 users.
In Groove Manager, you can import users from an Active Directory server, and optionally leave them...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/18/2008
If you end the name of a File Sharing workspace with a space, Groove cannot synchronize the workspace
This is another Groove client issue. It’s minor, but potentially frustrating, because the error...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/05/2008
Understanding how you use this blog
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Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 08/05/2008
Groove without your own servers
I usually go climbing on Thursday, but my belaying partner is off at the IETF, so I'm making a...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 07/31/2008
Why is Groove asking me to change my password repeatedly after it was reset?
Hello! I have a client issue for you today. This one isn’t a bug, just a confusing situation that...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 07/30/2008
What do you want to know about Groove?
As we enter our third month, I find myself wondering what sort of content readers want. Recently,...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 07/22/2008
Auto-configuration failure when Active Directory server uses a custom NetBIOS name
[Update 5/8/09 -- fixed in Office Groove 2007, SP2.] Today's issue applies to managed Groove domains...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 07/21/2008
Resolving Identity conflicts when creating a new Groove account
Have you or a colleague lost your Groove account recently that caused you to create a new account...
Author: Dan Britton Date: 06/18/2008
So you want to host your own Groove Servers
Many customers express concern about other parties managing Groove data stored on the Relays or...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 06/08/2008
'Groove doesn't communicate' -- Narrowing down the problem
In Groove Support, we see a lot of issues that start off as "Groove doesn't communicate", that is,...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 05/23/2008
New language support in Groove for Chinese and Korean
As some of you probably recall, early versions of Groove had little in the way of localization...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 05/16/2008
Groove and peer-to-peer versus traditional client/server information sharing
Groove began as a peer-to-peer application for individual collaboration. Although many companies now...
Author: Dan Britton Date: 05/12/2008
Groove File Sharing workspaces should be limited to 50 or fewer
[Update 5/8/09 -- fixed in Office Groove 2007, SP2. See https://support.microsoft.com/kb/968769] A...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 04/30/2008
Welcome!
Welcome to the Weekly Groove, a blog focusing on Groove support issues, by Frances (fselkirk) and...
Author: Frances Selkirk - MSFT Date: 04/23/2008