SharePoint and OneDrive how-tos
2 step-by-step SharePoint and OneDrive jobs with official downloads, exact clicks and checks.
At the end you will have SPMT installed on a Windows machine, a file share copied into a SharePoint document library or OneDrive, and the reports that show what moved and what failed.
9 stepsSharePoint and OneDriveInstall SharePoint Online Management Shell and connectAt the end you will have the Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell module installed on a Windows PC and an authenticated Connect-SPOService session to your SharePoint admin URL, ready to run SPO cmdlets.
7 stepsSharePoint and OneDrivePlaybooks that use these how-tos
Plan sites and permissions, pre-scan the shares for names and paths SharePoint will reject, move the data with Migration Manager or SPMT, and switch users over.
16 min readChecklistHow to migrate Google Drive to OneDriveCopy each user's My Drive into their OneDrive with Microsoft's Migration Manager, convert Google Docs, Sheets and Slides to Office files, and finish with a delta pass so nothing changed during the project is lost.
17 min readHow to migrate Google shared drives to SharePointDecide where each shared drive belongs in SharePoint or Teams, rebuild its membership as a Microsoft 365 group, copy it with Migration Manager, and switch teams over with a final delta pass.
16 min readHow to migrate OneDrive to another Microsoft 365 tenantMicrosoft's cross-tenant OneDrive migration moves each account inside the Microsoft cloud and leaves a redirect behind. This runbook covers the trust between tenants, the identity mapping file, the compatibility check, scheduling up to 4,000 moves and the clean-up afterwards, plus when a third-party tool is the better choice.
19 min readHow to migrate SharePoint sites to another Microsoft 365 tenantMicrosoft's cross-tenant SharePoint migration moves whole sites, including group-connected and Teams sites, from one tenant to another and leaves a redirect behind. This runbook covers who can use it, how to size the licence, how to precreate Microsoft 365 groups the only way that works, the identity map, the move commands and what you rebuild afterwards.
21 min readCommon SharePoint and OneDrive errors and fixes
All errors →SUBMITTING FAILURE Failed to Submit the Job to Server: Unknown failed reason when submitting a job. 0x01610002A Migration Manager agent could not submit a migration job to SharePoint, which Microsoft links to antivirus software on the agent machine.
SharePoint and OneDriveCurrent user doesn't have access to source file shareThe Migration Manager agent cannot read the source file share because it is not a network share or the agent account lacks permission.
SharePoint and OneDriveDestination site or web doesn't existMigration Manager cannot find the destination SharePoint site, subsite or OneDrive you set for the task.
SharePoint and OneDriveMAUTHMOVERAPPMigration Manager cannot read the cloud source because the Microsoft 365 migration app is not authorised in the source account.
SharePoint and OneDriveMAUTHACCESSTOKENINVALIDMigration Manager could not call the Google Drive API because the access token is invalid or expired.
SharePoint and OneDriveScan file failure: Target path is too longSPMT or Migration Manager skipped a file because its full path in SharePoint would be too long.
SharePoint and OneDriveScan file failure: The folder name is invalidA folder could not be migrated because its name is not allowed in SharePoint or OneDrive.
SharePoint and OneDriveScan File Failure: Not enough disk space to pack the fileThe migration computer ran out of space in its working folder while packaging a file for upload.
SharePoint and OneDrive