Microsoft 365 (OneDrive/SharePoint) to Google Drive Considerations
Default behavior
User Drives
When migrating files from OneDrive to Google User (My) Drive, the Copyoperation only migrates files that meet specific conditions:
- The file lives in a user’s source OneDrive
The following includes conditions when files are not migrated:
- Files that are in the “Shared” folder
- Files that contain corruption or content that Microsoft or Google defines assensitive material and will not accept during migration
- Files or folders that contain sharing restrictions or permissions precludingmigration access
Considerations
The following considerations are important to understand when migrating filesfrom Microsoft 365 (OneDrive/SharePoint) to Google Drive:
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For permissions to migrate, a given source address must map to an address thatexists in the global Google namespace, which includes all domains associatedwith all Google tenants and gmail.com addresses.
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Source link permissions are not supported.
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The Can’t download permission is not supported. This property only existswhen granting permissions on a SharePoint folder.
Advanced details
The following documentation provides granular details related to preserving fileand folder sharing permissions during migration. This documentation includesscenario specific examples that define expected behavior for select common andedge cases.
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