If you are trying to install the web part on a SharePoint 2019 server, you may get the following error while adding it to your site: “Sorry, apps are turned off. If you know who runs the server, tell them to enable apps.”

Here are the possible reasons and solutions:

If you still have the same error after trying the above solutions, please open a ticket to let our technicians analyze the problem.

The expected outage time is from two minutes to several hours, depending on your hardware and the number of SharePoint sites. However, we recommend all Virto users upgrade or install the web part on a weekend.

The Bulk File Upload web part allows users to easily upload multiple documents to SharePoint 2013, 2016, or 2019(SE) document libraries. With Bulk File Upload, SharePoint users can upload multiple files to a document library quickly and conveniently, monitor the upload process, and view the files they are working with.

Server

SharePoint Release 2013, 2016, or 2019(SE): - Microsoft Windows SharePoint Foundation 2013 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2013, 2016, or 2019(SE);

Browser

Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome.

Before you begin, ensure you have access to the server. Your account must have the appropriate administrative privileges to install applications.

The Virto Bulk File Upload setup program provides links to the various installation components for the calendar.

To access the Virto Bulk File Upload setup program, download Virto.SharePoint.FileUploader.X.X.zip and unzip it. Run the extracted Setup.exe file.

The setup wizard window will appear.

The Virto Bulk File Upload wizard will perform a system check before the installation. All the system checks must be completed successfully to proceed with the installation. After the checks have been completed, click “Next.”

Check the box, “I accept the terms in the License Agreement,” and click “Next.”

Select the web application(s) where you want to install the product.

Сlick “Next.” Click “Close” to complete the installation.

Please refer to the Virto license manager guide for detailed instructions on online/offline activation and deactivation.

If you already use Bulk File Upload by Virto and need to upgrade it to the latest version, download the.zip file from http://www.virtosoftware.com. Unzip the file and run setup.exe as described in the Installing Bulk File Upload web part section.

In step 3, check the box “Upgrade” and click “Next.”

Bulk File Upload by Virto allows users to easily upload multiple files to a document library, manage the upload process, and view the files they are working with.

When you have installed and activated Bulk File Upload, you can use it as either a web part on a SharePoint site page or an additional feature in the “Upload” section on the ribbon.

Go to any document library on your SharePoint site. When Bulk File Upload is installed, you will see the “Bulk Upload” button on the ribbon. Use this button to upload files.

Drag and drop files from the disc (from the file manager or Total Commander).

You can remove files from the upload list before uploading. Just click “Remove” next to the file you want to delete from the list.

When the file list is ready, click “Upload.”

Check that the “Uploaded” status appears next to all the files, and click “Close.”

You will see the uploaded files in the document library.

All files are uploaded to the current folder by default, but you can use the “Choose folder” button and change the destination folder.

Check the box “Overwrite existing files” to automatically overwrite files with the same names.

To change the overwrite settings, click “Library settings” in the library tab.

Change the settings under “Versioning settings” as needed.

To start using the Virto SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web part on modern SharePoint 2019 sites or pages, please follow these steps or read the ReadMe_SPFX_ModernSites.txt if provided.

1. To install the SPFx web part, run the Setup.exe file as administrator under the farm administrator account.

2. Create an App Catalog in your SharePoint if necessary: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/administration/manage-the-app-catalog.

The .sppkg file will be automatically uploaded to “Apps for SharePoint.” Now you can add the web part to the modern pages or sites.

Bulk File Upload by Virto supports the following taxonomy field options:

• A single value (when a single value is defined)

• Multiple value taxonomy (when multiple values are possible)

Multiple values can be selected with checkboxes or by using suggestion mode (where you start typing and possible values show up).

To uninstall the component, follow these steps:

1. Double-click the Setup.exe file extracted from the downloaded Virto.SharePoint.FileUploader.X.X.zip file.

2. The program will perform the system checks again. Once that has been completed, the program will prompt you to repair or remove the solution. Select “Remove” and click “Next.”

With SharePoint File Uploader, you can define files properties either for each of uploaded files or as batch operation for all the files. This option is available for the following column types: single line of text, multiple lines of text, choice, number, currency, date and time, and yes/no (check box).

To define properties for all the uploaded files click “Set all files properties” and fill in the displayed form.

To edit the properties of a single file, click “Edit” next to it and fill in the necessary information.

To apply settings for a SharePoint farm, go to “Central Administration –> General Application Settings –> Virto Html5 Bulk Upload Settings” and define the upload settings that will be applied to the SharePoint farm.

If you apply upload settings for a list in this farm, the list settings will have a higher priority than the farm settings.

By default, SharePoint supports uploading files up to 50 MB in size. Here’s how to change the maximum file size:

1. Go to “Central Administration" in SharePoint and then to “Configure Virtual Server Settings from Virtual Server List Page.”

2. Select your server.

3. Go to “Virtual Server General Settings” (in the “Virtual Server Management” block).

4. Change the value of the maximum upload size in MB.

If you increase the file size limit, your site might occasionally time out for users while they are uploading files. To accommodate this issue you have to increase the default time out property for IIS.

If you receive error message when you try to upload a large file to a document library, use information from Microsoft 365 troubleshooting to resolve the problem.

Bulk File Upload supports English, French, German, and Russian. The web part uses the default language of your SharePoint site. The web part will appear in English if your site has a default language that is not supported.

You can apply file upload settings for the SharePoint site or document library.

Click the cog icon and then click “Site settings.” Click “Virto Html5 Bulk File Upload Settings” within the “Site Administration” block.

On the “Virto Html5 Bulk File Upload Settings” page, define the parameters for uploaded files.

The following checkboxes for upload settings are chosen by default:

• Overwrite existing files

• Check required fields

• Allow changing destination folder

• Replace SharePoint invalid file name characters

You can define the maximum size for uploaded files and the maximum total size.

Define which file types can be uploaded.

Define ignored files and add forbidden symbols if required.

Remember to save the settings.

When you have installed and activated Bulk File Upload by Virto, you can use it as either a web part on a SharePoint site page or as an additional feature on the ribbon in “Actions”

To use Bulk File Upload as a web part, go to “Edit page” and select “Insert” on the ribbon. Click “Add web part,” select “Virto Solution” in the categories, and then choose “Virto Html5 Bulk File Upload” in the list of parts. Click “Add.”

When the web part is added to your SharePoint site page, in “Edit” mode, choose “Edit Web Part” to adjust the Bulk File Upload settings.

Select the document library or SharePoint list where you want to upload files. If you need to save files to a specific folder, click the folder icon next to the “Select folder” field.

Define other settings as described in the Upload settings section and click “OK” or “Apply” to save the changes. Now when you upload files using the web part, uploaded files will be automatically saved to the predefined document library or folder.

Bulk File Upload by Virto can automatically unpack ZIP archives on the server and save folders’ structure.

Download and install Virto Bulk File Unzip to use this feature.

After installing Bulk File Unzip, if a ZIP archive is chosen, the unpack archive section will appear in the settings. Here you can adjust the ZIP archive unpacking after upload to the server.

With the help of Bulk File Unzip, Bulk File Upload can help you do the following:

• save folders’ structure after unpacking

• automatically overwrite files

• delete archive after unpacking

• save original create and modify dates

• save SharePoint properties you defined for ZIP archive for unpacked files

The destination folder can be defined in the query string. Just type the destination in the browser string (DestFolder=) and upload files. For example,

http://virtosoftware.com/site/Document Storage/FileUpload.aspx?DestFolder=Folder.

Files will be uploaded to the default destination folder.