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SharePoint Troubleshooting: Health Analyzer detected an error. Content databases contain orphaned items

Issue description:

In some situations, a content database that is used by Microsoft SharePoint Foundation may become corrupted. The corrupted database may contain orphaned items. For example, a document may not have a parent document library or a list may not have a parent Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Website. Consequently, you may be unable to create new items with the same URL as the orphaned items, and space in the content database will be consumed unnecessarily.

Resolution:

A specific article from MS on this which helps to resolve this issue.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/ff805076(v=office.14).aspx

Product Applies to:

  • SharePoint server 2010
  • SharePoint Foundation 2010

References

http://expertsharepoint.blogspot.de/2013/12/content-databases-contain-orphaned-items.html

See Also

  1. SharePoint Resources on the TechNet Wiki
  2. SharePoint 2013 Portal
  3. SharePoint 2013 - Service Applications
  4. SharePoint 2013 - Resources for Developers
  5. SharePoint 2013 - Resources for IT Pros