OneDrive Migration Step-by-step guide

On Source server:

1. Get the SharePoint source server URL, Admin center url, Office 365 Admin account, Password
2. Grant admin access to each OneDrive user site on the source server. You can choose to let EdbMails automatically grant admin access. However, if you want to grant admin access manually, refer to the link below:

    Steps to Grant admin access to all OneDrive for business site collections on the source server.

On Target server:

1. Get the SharePoint target server URL, Admin center url, Office 365 Admin account, Password
2. Create the OneDrive sites on the target server. You can let EdbMails do this automatically, or if you prefer to set them up manually, follow the detailed steps provided in the link below.

   Click here to know the steps to create OneDrive sites on the target server. Refer to the ‘Commands to create OneDrive sites on the target server’ section.

3. Grant the admin account access to each user's OneDrive on the target server. You can let EdbMails handle this automatically, or if you want to do it manually, follow the steps in the link below.

    Steps to Grant admin access to all OneDrive for business site collections on the target server

Step 1: Download and Install EdbMails OneDrive Migration Software

• Download and install EdbMails software on your computer.

  

• Launch the software and enter your email address and password. Then, click the ‘Login’ button or choose ‘Start Your Free Trial’ button.

  

• Select ‘SharePoint Sites, OneDrive, Teams, Migration’.

  

• Select ‘OneDrive for Business Migration’.

  

• You can either keep the default job name or click the ‘New Job’ button to change the job name.

  

Step 2: Connect to Source server

• Enter the source SharePoint server url, admin center url, Office 365 Global admin account email address and password.
• Then, click the ‘Grant Required Permissions’ button.

  

• Check the option ‘Grant permissions to selected OneDrive sites’ option.
• Check the option ‘All Sites(Members)’ or ‘Only Selected Sites(Members)’.

  

• A PowerShell window will appear in the taskbar, prompting you to authenticate on the Microsoft Sign-In page with a Global admin account.

  Note: Keep checking the taskbar, you may be prompted to authenticate more than once.

  

• Select the required sites to set the permissions from the list, then click the ‘Continue’ button.

  

• A PowerShell window pops up in the taskbar, click it to sign in with a Global Admin account via the Microsoft Sign-In page and begin the migration process.

  

• After signing in, you’ll see the progress of admin access being granted to the selected OneDrive sites.

  

• Once permissions are granted to the selected sites, a confirmation message will appear.

  

• If you want to manually grant the admin access, refer to the link below:

   Steps to Grant admin access to all OneDrive for business site collections on the source server

• Select one of the authentication methods and click the ‘Login’ button to continue.

  

  Click here for the steps to manually register the EdbMails application in Azure Active Directory (AD).

• Select one of the methods to load the OneDrive Sites. If you have additional sites that are not listed you load the sites using .CSV file.

  

Step 3: Select the OneDrive for business site

• Select the OneDrive user sites, then click ‘Next’ to continue.

  

Step 4: Connect to target OneDrive server

• Enter the target SharePoint server url, admin center url, Office 365 Global admin account email address and password.
• Then, click the ‘Grant Required Permissions’ button.

  

• Check the option ‘Grant permission to select OneDrive sites’ option.
• Check the option ‘All Sites (Members)’ or ‘Only Selected Sites (Members)’

  

• A PowerShell window will show up in the taskbar, requesting authentication via the Microsoft Sign-In page using a Global Admin account.

  Note: You may be prompted to authenticate more than once, so check the taskbar regularly.

  

• Select the required sites to set the permissions from the list, then click the ‘Continue’ button.

  

• A PowerShell window will pop up in the taskbar, asking you to sign in with a Global Admin account on the Microsoft Sign-In page to authenticate and connect to the target server.

  

• After signing in to the target server, you’ll see the progress of admin access being granted to the selected OneDrive sites.

  

• Once access permissions are granted to the selected sites, a confirmation message will appear.

  

• If you want to manually grant the admin access, refer to the link below:

  Steps to Grant admin access to all OneDrive for business site collections on the target server.

• Select one of the authentication methods and click the ‘Login’ button to continue.

  

   To manually register the EdbMails application in Azure Active Directory (AD), click here for the steps.

• Select one of the methods to load the SharePoint Sites. If you have additional sites that are not listed you load the sites using .CSV file

  

Step 5: OneDrive source and target sites mapping

• Select an option to map the sites between the source and the target OneDrive servers.
• EdbMails Automatically maps the sites between the source and the target servers. You can also manually map the sites or select the option to map using previous migration mapping.

  

Step 6: Start OneDrive Migration

• Verify the sites mapping between the source and target servers, then click the ‘Start Migration’ button to initiate the migration.

  

• During the migration, you can monitor the progress in real-time. Once the process is complete, a message will appear prompting you to review the migration status.

  

• Once the migration completes a message will appear. You can also click the ‘View Log’ button to verify the migrated items from each folder with the items count.