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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 Perform 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

Navigate to the Users tab to specify the users whose data needs to be migrated.

User Mapping Options

Click Fetch Users to retrieve the users from the configured source account. A dialog box will appear with the steps required to map the destination email addresses. Click Continue to proceed further.

fetch users

If you wish to import users, click Import Users and select the prepared CSV file.

Click the User list csv file field to select the CSV file containing the user details. Once the file is selected, click Upload to import the users.

upload user list file

Click Download Template and then click Save to download the user mapping template in CSV format.

Download CSV Template

Navigate to the saved Template File. Update the Source User and Destination User email addresses in the template. Set MarkForExecution to TRUE for the users you want to migrate.

preview template

STEP 6

Once the users are fetched, a confirmation message displays the number of users retrieved and confirms that processing is complete. Click OK to proceed.

Fetch Complete

STEP 7

Review the populated list of source and destination accounts on the Users screen. Select the users you want to migrate from the list.

User List

Use the dropdown to filter users by All Users, Permission Failed, or Permission Succeed. Enable Show selected to display only selected users.

apply search filters

Enter the corresponding Destination Email address for each selected source user and then click Validate to verify the user details and permissions.

Validate Users

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

Validation Completed

STEP 8

Verify the required permissions for both source and destination accounts before starting the migration.

verify permissions

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 9

After starting the migration, the Migration tab displays the migration status. Users are categorized as Pending, In-Progress, Completed With Error, or Completed.

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 10

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

Migration Completed Queues

Click More Details to view additional information for a user

more details

The Workload Data Insights display source, migrated, failed, and pending folder and item counts for each workload.

data insights

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

Column Glossary

Click the workload name to view detailed folder analysis.

more migration details

The report provides storage insights for the source and destination drives, along with folder-wise source, migrated, and failed item counts.

Folder Analysis Details

Click Download Report to generate the folder analysis report.

download report

Choose the save location and click Save to download the report in CSV format.

Save Report Dialog

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

Excel Data View

Click the Information icon to view descriptions of the storage insights, including drive size, used quota, recycle bin size, version size, and migrated data size.

more information

STEP 11

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

You can also use the Import CSV option to import the user mapping from a CSV file

import csv

Use the Download Template icon to download the user list template as a CSV file. In the Save dialog, choose the required location, enter or modify the file name if needed, and click Save.

download template

There is an option to download the resource list as a CSV file by clicking on the Download Resource List button. In the Save dialog, choose the required location, review or modify the file name if needed, and click Save to save the CSV file.

download resource list

STEP 12

Click Download Report to access the available report options. Select Migration Summary Report or Detailed Report to download the required migration report.

Download Report Menu

After selecting Migration Summary Report, choose the save location and click Save to download the report in CSV format.

Save Summary Report

After selecting Detailed Report, select the required users and click on the Download button.

select users

Choose the required report options, such as Migration Job Detail Report, Folder Reports, or Item Reports. Select the required report type and click Generate to create the report.

generate report

Once the report generation is complete, click Download to download the generated report.

download report

Choose the save location and click Save to download the detailed report as a ZIP file.

save summary report

STEP 13

Switch to the List View which will now show Completed in the "Status" column.

list view

When expanded, the list displays Workload Name, Source Folder Count, Migrated Folder Count, Folder Failed Count, Source Item Count, Migrated Item Count, Failed Item Count, and Pending Item Count for the selected user.

expanded view

STEP 14

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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