Browser freezing when pasting large data?

Question

I'm trying to paste data from an excel spreadsheet to an already existing SharePoint 2013 list. The spreadsheet and the list have the same format and there are no conflicting values.

The problem is that the spreadsheet contains upwards of 10.000 entries and everytime I try to paste the data into the list the browser (Internet Explorer 11) freezes.

Is there any other way to copy the data into the list?

Answer 1

I tried to do the same as you (1000+ rows) and the behavior of the browser was exactly the same. After reading more carefully the documentation Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2013 I found the following row for bulk operations via user interface:

The user interface allows a maximum of 100 items to be selected for bulk operations.

I think that is applicable and for pasting data in quick edit mode. When I paste less than 100 rows, everything works fine.

You can try to import the data with PowerShell script, or to use some third party tool for import. I don't think you will be able to import large data through the user interface of SharePoint.

Answer 2

You could try exporting the from SharePoint as an Excel spreadsheet. Then edit it in excel and recreate the list using the completed excel sheet.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-list-based-on-a-spreadsheet-380cfeb5-6e14-438e-988a-c2b9bea574fa

I haven't tried this yet so I would recommend a running test first to ensure it works correctly.

Note that this requires an additional Microsoft app and is not entirely an OOTB solution.