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Microsoft 365 (OneDrive/SharePoint) to Google Drive Considerations

The following considerations are important to understand when migrating files from Microsoft 365 (OneDrive/SharePoint) to Google Drive:

  • To execute a file migration, a given source address must map to an address that exists in the global Google namespace, which includes all domains associated with all Google tenants and gmail.com addresses.

  • Only addresses that exist in the global Google namespace can be migrated. Attempting to add a non-Google address requires sending an email invitation, and only 50 such invitations can be sent per day per day.

  • Permissions can be surfaced by Microsoft APIs as UPNs, primary email addresses and aliases. As a best practice, format the translation table so each of these identifiers resolves to a valid address in the Google target tenant.

  • Source link permissions are not supported.

  • The Can’t download permission is not supported. This property only exists when granting permissions on a SharePoint folder.

Advanced details

The following documentation provides granular details related to preserving file and folder sharing permissions during migration. This documentation includes scenario specific examples that define expected behavior for select common and edge cases.