SLIM Companion Explorer
Access SharePoint as a File Explorer tree in a browser without installing any software. It is easy-to-use, easy to deploy, cost-effective and fast. Upload complete folder structures, extract properties from various file types (msg, docx, pdf, jpg, html, mp3, mov, ...) and set custom metadata. NB: the tool was previously named SLIM Companion Migration Manager but the product name has been rebranded.
Business
Email Support
- Summary of email support
- How do I upload an email from Outlook?
- Does SLIM Companion Explorer automatically extract email metadata from emails?
- Can I preview emails in the browser?
- Can I email documents in SharePoint / OneDrive for Business as attachments?
- Which email formats are supported?
Migration capabilities
- Summary of migration capabilities
- Does the tool support custom metadata?
- Are large data volumes supported?
- Can I flatten the folder structure?
- Can I keep the original modification date of documents?
- Which browsers support uploading of folders?
Download capabilities
- Can I download SharePoint documents and the document metadata?
- Summary of download capability
- When downloading multiple documents my browser shows a message “Allow multiple downloads”?
- Can I exclude items when using “Download & Zip”?
- Does “Download & Zip” compress content?
- What are the limitations when using “Download & Zip”?
Functional
- Can the tool extract AutoCad SHX comments from PDF files?
- Can I copy links?
- How does SLIM Companion Explorer functionality compare to OneDrive for Business sync client?
- How does SLIM Companion Explorer functionality compare to File Explorer?
- Can I continue to use standard functionality like Word Online?
- Can I use Explorer when I have a large number of sites?
Technical
- ★ Is SLIM Companion Explorer available as a SharePoint App?
- Which file formats are supported for extracting properties?
- How can I open the aspx file in the browser instead of downloading the file?
- Which SharePoint / OneDrive for Business versions are supported?
- Which browsers are supported?
- Which browsers are supported on macOS (OS X)?