The 5,000 view restriction on the document library was introduced by Microsoft with SharePoint 2010 for one reason: to keep the document library and its servers running smoothly. When the limit was reached in the past, the traditional library became unusable.

However, SharePoint can now handle massive amounts of data thanks to Microsoft's modern interface and new document library. EVEN though you can now upload more than 20,000 papers without the library freezing, the browsing limit remains.

Let's imagine you have a document library with 10,000 files in it, all of them are in the same folder. You won't be able to see more than 5,000 items on the PAGE if you go to that library because the query will hit the limit. A large document library will cause you trouble in addition to not being able to see all of the contents. The majority of operations, such as renaming a folder or moving files within the library, will take a long time.

Following are the different ways in which you can fix the 5000 item limit threshold issue in Microsoft SharePoint :

• Reduce the number of items to under 5,000.
  The first step is to reduce the number of items in your inventory down below the item viewing threshold. When the number of items in your library hits that limit, you will be UNABLE to create trivial actions in your library.
  You won't be able to do any of the following:
  • Manage column indexes
  • Add columns
  • Adjust the views
  • Set permissions

This prevents you from doing the following fixes, thus the first thing you need to do is "unlock" your library so you can continue working on it.

• Reorganize Your Library in Its Entirety
  You can organize your items by moving them into separate libraries and categorizing them based on business functions. You can, on the other hand, delete items that are no longer useful. You'll run across this problem again in the near future unless you reorganize your entire library. As a result, you must follow solid organizational procedures and make use of as many libraries as possible.
• Metadata Properties are created.
  It's time to build metadata properties and apply default column values to folders in your current library after you've reorganized everything. Give as much information as possible about each item you have. You can now index columns after you've done that. As previously said, this allows your server to query the index catalogs rather than search each item. This method is more EFFICIENT and will put less strain on the server. You can, on the other hand, choose to conceal specific folders entirely from view. Some people don't require access to particular folders, so you can set it up to conceal it from them or limit the number of items they can see.