Usage scenarios for ReplaceMagic

Server renaming
New folder structure
Network changes
File storage changes
Sharepoint migration

Server migration causing broken links in Office documents

Usually Office documents consist of links to other documents/images/objects so any server migration might cause that previously working links are broken. To restore broken links after server migration you can use ReplaceMagic where you will search for old server name and replace it with new name.

You can also use ReplaceMagic to identify which links are broken even before you start server migration. ReplaceMagic is excellent tool to assist with fixing broken links in case of server migration.

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New folder structure causing broken links in Office documents

For different reasons companies can rename folder structure where Office documents are stored. As documents have links to other documents this might create broken links which will cost a lot to fix them.

You can also use ReplaceMagic to identify which links are broken even before you start server migration. ReplaceMagic is excellent tool to assist with fixing broken links in case of server migration.

In case of any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Network changes (for example, Novel to Microsoft) causing broken links in Office documents

Your company is planning big network change, for example, from Novel to Microsoft. As this might cause that naming convention is also changed links in Office documents (Excel, Word,PowerPoint,Project or Visio) will be broken causing a lot of frustration with document users.

By using ReplaceMagic you can easily identify documents with broken links and repair them by using Search&Replace functionality. Just enter old server name and set what is replacement string (new server name) and ReplaceMagic will fix your broken links.

In case of any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

New file storage causing broken links in Office documents

Your company just bought new file storage and you moved files. Suddenly none of links in your Office documents (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project or Visio) work. ReplaceMagic is perfect solution for scenarios like this as it can help with changes of existing links to comply with new file storage naming convention.

Simply use ReplaceMagic "Find Documents" option to identify all documents on the file storage and to get list of all links with check are they valid or not. Afterwards use "Search&Replace" where you will enter what was old storage name and what is new and ReplaceMagic will do all necessary changes to fix your broken links.

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SharePoint migration causing broken links in documents

You decided to move your documents (Excel,Word, Powerpoint, Project, Visio, OneNote, PDF, Emails...) to SharePoint (on-prem or Online) which caused that all document links are broken.

With ReplaceMagic you can directly connect to your SharePoint on-prem or Online and we will be able to scan your documents and help with identification which links are broken. Afterwards you can easily make replacements and fix all broken links of documents that are moved to SharePoint.

Of course, any type of migration to SharePoint (file server to SharePoint, SharePoint on-prem to SharePoint Online) is supported.
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