Bug or by design, using "Server relative path"

[TheRealStriff]

Using remove file versions I targeted a folder in a document library.

Using the below details: (edited company details)

Versions to Delete: Keep few versions
Number of versions to Keep: 101 / Delete
What to do when solution finishes: Remove account as Admin

Sites filter: Single Site
Site URL: https:/XXXX.sharepoint.com/sites/Lake
Library filter: Single library
Title: Secure Records
File filter: Specific location
Server relative path: /sites/Lake/Shared Documents/Technical Services/Civil

(Shared Documents library is labelled Secure Records)

Running the solution, it enumerated over 751000 items.
Which is the whole library.
The path I selected has only 12 files which the in the solutions folder> RemoveFileVersionsAuto shows.

So, it's enumerating the whole library when only targeting a section.

[Barbarur]

Hi @TheRealStriff ,

At this moment that's the design behavior. It needs to collect all items from the list, then it will process only the matching items.

Getting items by location crash if result is above 5k items due the viewthreshold, so at this moment I went safe and got them all, then filter.

I already have a draft code designed for trying getting only files in target location, then if get error because viewthreshold collect them all.

[Barbarur]

Hi @TheRealStriff ,

New version 0.7.0 implements retrieval of only the files under the target folder using the relative server URL up to 5,000 items. If a folder contains more than 5,000 items it hits view threshold and all files will be collected and filtered afterwards.

Please give it a try using the solution to delete versions.