BlobBridge has been updated with improvements focused on everyday SharePoint use: upload handling, folder-level search, file and folder compatibility, large-folder browsing, sorting, local-time modified dates and simpler file opening behaviour.
This is not a change in product direction. BlobBridge remains a SharePoint SPFx web part for surfacing customer-owned Azure Blob Storage inside SharePoint, without migrating files back into SharePoint and without a separate end-user portal.
What has improved
- Improved support for special characters in file and folder paths.
- Search now works across the current folder and its subfolders.
- Searching from the container root searches the full container.
- Large folders now support paged loading with Load more.
- Improved folder rename and delete handling, including empty folders created through BlobBridge.
- Improved upload experience, including upload from computer or selecting a file from SharePoint.
- Optional overwrite handling when uploading files.
- Sorting by name, type, size, and modified date.
- Modified dates now show in local time.
- Improved empty-folder and error messages.
- Simplified file opening behaviour with default browser behaviour or Prefer download.
Same access model
BlobBridge still uses the SAS token configured for each web part instance. SharePoint page permissions and audience targeting control who can see the page or web part. The configured SAS token controls what actions are possible against the Azure Blob container.
Use Read/List for browse-only access, add Create/Write where upload or overwrite is required, and add Delete only where users should be able to delete files or folders.
How existing customers update
Upload the new BlobBridge .sppkg package over the existing BlobBridge package in the SharePoint App Catalog. Existing web part instances should normally update automatically.
If a site does not pick up the update, go to Site contents, open the BlobBridge app entry and choose Update.
Why this update matters
The update is aimed at making BlobBridge more reliable and easier to manage in real customer environments, especially where users work with larger folders, SharePoint-sourced uploads, special characters in file paths, or different open/download preferences.