Steps for OneDrive to OneDrive Migration

Follow step by step guide to Migrate OneDrive documents to another OneDrive by SysTools Migrator


Pre-Requisites

Note: Before starting the migration please make sure about the destination domain name(e.g., @domain.com, @domain.onmicrosoft.com, or hosted domains), as this cannot be changed later, because the software licenses will be consumed and these cannot be revoked afterwards.

Following are the Steps to Perfrom OneDrive to OneDrive 365 Migration

STEP 1

Download and Launch the migration tool

In case, tool is not activated, see how to activate the product: Activation Steps

Tool provides the help section for the details about each migration mode. Click on "Help" button to view this section.

Start screen

To enable advance settings for Concurrent migration (optional). Read more: Advance Settings

STEP 1

Download and Launch the migration tool

In case, tool is not activated, see how to activate the product: Activation Steps

Tool provides the help section for the details about each migration mode. Click on "Help" button to view this section.

Start screen

To enable advance settings for Concurrent migration (optional). Read more: Advance Settings

From the software window, click on the "Setup" tab and select choose Source & Destination platform as Office 365.

Start screen

STEP 2

Select Microsoft 365 as both your Source and Destination platforms.

Platform Selection

Scroll down to the Resource & Workload section and check the Document box to enable OneDrive migration.

Workload Selection

Check the Date Filter box to migrate selective data, choosing your desired timeframe from the calendar dropdown. Click Next.

Date Filter

STEP 3

Navigate to the Source tab and enter your source tenant's Admin Email and Application ID.

Source Configuration

Click the Validate button to authenticate the credentials.

Source Validation

Once the Read User and Read Document permissions show green checkmarks, click Next.

Source Permissions Verified

STEP 4

Navigate to the Destination tab and enter your destination tenant's Admin Email and Application ID.

Destination Configuration

Click the Validate button to authenticate the destination endpoint.

Destination Validation

Confirm that the Read User and Write Document permissions are successfully validated, then click Next.

Destination Permissions Verified

STEP 5

On the Users tab, choose how to populate your migration queue. Select Fetch Users, Import Users, or click Download Template to manually map accounts.

User Mapping Options

STEP 6

To map users manually, click Download Template and save the UserMappingSample.csv file.

Download CSV Template

Open the template in a spreadsheet editor and input your Source User and Destination User email addresses.

Edit CSV Template

Click Import Users, browse your local directory for the saved CSV file, and click Open.

Browse for CSV

Upload the file to import the mapped accounts into the tool.

Upload CSV

A success prompt will confirm the processing is complete.

Upload Complete

STEP 7

Alternatively, click Fetch Users to automatically pull all user accounts directly from the source tenant. Review the instruction prompt and click Continue.

Fetch Users Prompt

A confirmation dialog will display the total number of users successfully fetched. Click OK.

Fetch Complete

STEP 8

Review the populated list of source and destination accounts on the Users screen.

User List

Use the Search bar to quickly locate specific destination emails within large migrations.

Search Users

Select the required accounts using the checkboxes, then click Validate at the top right to authorize the source and destination permissions.

Validate Users

After clicking Validate, a confirmation window will appear showing the number of successfully validated users. Click OK.

Validation Complete

STEP 9

With your users selected and validated, click the Start Migration button at the top right of the screen.

Start Migration Button

A license verification prompt will appear, displaying your purchased, consumed, and available licenses. Click Start to proceed.

License Check Prompt

A final success message will confirm that the migration has started successfully. Click OK.

Migration Started Success

STEP 10

Upon starting, the tool redirects to the Migration tab, displaying the main dashboard. The top section visualizes the Total Items Migrated and a donut chart for the Data Volume Overview.

Dashboard Overview

The lower section tracks mailbox status across four color-coded queues: Pending, In-Progress, Completed With Error, and Completed.

Migration Status Queues

Click the grid icon at the top right to toggle from the default Tile view to a detailed List view.

List View Toggle

STEP 11

As data transfers finish, accounts will automatically move into the Completed With Error or Completed queues.

Migration Completed Queues

Click the More Details link on any user card to open the Workload Data Insights window. This provides a granular look at the source, migrated, and failed folder counts.

Workload Data Insights

If you need clarification on specific metrics, click the Information (i) icon to view the Workload Column Information glossary.

Column Glossary

STEP 12

Click on a specific workload name from the insights window to open the Folder Analysis Details, displaying granular Source, Migrated, and Failed folder counts.

Folder Analysis Details

Click the Download Report button and Save the CSV file to your local system.

Save Report Dialog

Use your File Explorer to locate the downloaded Folder Summary CSV in your recent files.

Report in File Explorer

Open the CSV in Excel to audit detailed metrics, including exact Folder Item IDs and overall migration statuses.

Excel Data View

STEP 13

To halt an active operation, click the Stop Migration button at the top right and confirm Yes in the dialog box.

Stop Migration Prompt

A success message will appear confirming that the process has been stopped. Click OK.

Migration Stopped Status

STEP 14

Click the Migration Actions dropdown at the top right to manage subsequent data runs.

Migration Actions Menu

Select Retry Failed Items and choose specific users to process only the data that failed during the initial execution.

Retry Failed Items

Select Re-Run Full Migration to completely restart the migration process from scratch for the selected accounts.

Re-Run Full Migration

Select Delta Migration to scan and transfer only newly arrived data that has accumulated since your previous run.

Delta Migration

STEP 15

To generate final documentation, click the Download Report dropdown and select Migration Summary Report.

Download Report Menu

A dialog box will prompt you to save the consolidated CSV summary report directly to your computer.

Save Summary Report

Locate the newly saved Migration Summary Report in your system's File Explorer.

Browse for Summary CSV

Open the Summary Report in Microsoft Excel for a high-level overview of the execution statuses across all mapped source and destination accounts.

View Summary CSV

STEP 16

For deeper insights, select Detailed Report from the main dropdown menu and check the boxes for specific user accounts you wish to document.

Detailed Report Selection

Customize the report generation by selecting exact report types, such as the Migration Job Detail Report or Folder Reports, and click Generate.

Generate Report Settings

Once the tool compiles the data, wait for the success prompt and click the blue Download button.

Download Report Prompt

Save the generated ZIP archive containing the detailed files to your local system.

Save ZIP Archive

Extract the ZIP archive contents to access the automatically organized folders for each specific user account.

Extracted Report Folders

Open an individual user folder to inspect the highly granular, item-level CSV spreadsheets for their specific migrated workloads.

Granular Report CSVs

STEP 17

Navigate to the Settings tab and select General to manually tune the Concurrent user execution capacity slider.

General Settings

Select the Logs tab and click the LOG badge to immediately preview execution handler details inside the application interface.

Log Settings

Access the SMTP tab, activate Enable email notification, and securely enter your server credentials.

SMTP Settings

Select the Notifications tab to fully customize subject lines and email content logic for automated migration updates.

Notification Settings

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