SharePoint Document Set Default View

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SharePoint Document Set Default View

Pawel Musial 30

I have created a custom Document Set and I want to assign a Default View for its content.

In the past there used to be a setting in Content Type / Document Settings for Default Welcome Page View, but it's not available anymore.

I created a View and in its Folders settings I have chosen the option to show it in folders of my custom Document Set Content Type. I have also made it the Default View.

All these settings don't seem to be respected. The View dedicated for Document Set is visible everywhere in the parent Document Library, but at the same time it didn't become the Default View of my custom Document Set.

Does anyone experience the same issue?

Update:

I created "Load Files" View for "IDEA Load File Archive" Document Set and "All Documents" was there already for everything else. Both were set as Default with the "Load Files" View visibility limited to Document Set:

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There used to be a Document Set setting for a Default View:

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but I saw it only once and now it's gone (i.e. this option is not available anymore)! However, I managed to set it to "Load Files" when I saw it today and that apparently persisted that View in my Document Set.

However, when I navigate outside of the Document Set, the View doesn't revert back to "All Documents", it stays on "Load Files"!

So I removed the Default View checkbox form this dedicated View:

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But that didn't change anything.

This View shouldn't be even available outside of the Document Set.

I remember this used to work fine a few years ago, but it looks like MS messed it up in the meantime.

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Ruby-N 6,040 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Dear @Pawel Musial,

Welcome to the Q&A Community.

We appreciate you taking the time to share a detailed explanation of the issue. Based on your description, here are some steps to configure the default welcome page view for Document Sets in SharePoint:

Note: Admin access is required to perform these steps

Step 1: Sign in to your SharePoint site > Create a new view. User's image

Step 2: Go to Settings > Library settings > More library settings.

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Step 3: Scroll to the Views section and select the view you want to set as default. User's image

Step 4: Check “Make this the default view”, click OK, then reload the page. User's image

You can try these workarounds and update us. If the issue still appears please feel free to let us know and we will keep assisting you. Please know that we truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we strive to support you. We are here to help. Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.

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Pawel Musial 30 Reputation points

2025-07-24T06:45:22.98+00:00

Unfortunately that didn't help. I added more details to my question in "Update" section.
Ruby-N 6,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-25T22:55:44.4633333+00:00
Dear Pawel Musial,

I sincerely apologize for the delay in responding to your feedback.

It looks like you've already taken all the right steps to resolve the issue, but unfortunately it still persists. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

At this point, the best approach is to contact Microsoft Support directly. A support engineer can run a remote session to check backend configurations and use advanced tools to troubleshoot the issue.

As forum moderators, we don’t have access to the necessary logs or systems due to privacy and security restrictions. Once you've submitted a support ticket, feel free to share the tracking ID with me via private message. I’ll gladly help monitor progress and ensure it’s addressed properly.
We sincerely recommend you try to create a support ticket from Microsoft 365 Admin Center>Support>Help & Support.

You can raise support ticket from: Microsoft 365 admin center 

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I want to assure you that I will continue to support you throughout this process and do everything I can to help move things forward.

I look forward to your response so that I can help you more effectively. Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.
Ruby-N 6,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-30T22:57:55.6+00:00

Hello @Pawel Musial,

Are there any updates from you? Following the instructions I shared earlier on how to contact Microsoft Support, may I ask if you’ve been able to get in touch with them? If yes, please feel free to let us know.
Ruby-N 6,040 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-07-31T21:14:17.8+00:00

Hello @Pawel Musial,

Just following up on your previous support request. I haven’t received a response yet, so I wanted to check if you’ve had a chance to reach out to Microsoft Support.

If you have any updates or additional information to share, I’d be more than happy to assist further.

Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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