Changing the name of a list or library URL

When working with workflows I’ve realised that it’s best for my list URLs to have no spaces and therefore began to look for a useful solution rather than deleting the list and recreating. Fortunately, this can be done in SharePoint Designer.

  1. Within SharePoint Designer, navigate to ‘All Files’, then Lists. If it’s a library, these should be in the ‘All Files’ folder.
  2. Right click your list and choose ‘Rename’. This renames the list as well as the URL. The same happens for Libraries.
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The outcome is below, before and after…

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