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How to migrate from SharePoint On-Premises to SharePoint Online using the SharePoint Migration Tool

To migrate data from SharePoint On-Premises to Online, follow the sequence of steps mentioned below: 

Applies to

  • SharePoint 2010
  • SharePoint 2013
  • SharePoint 2016

Steps

To migrate files located in SharePoint Server document libraries:

  1. 1 Start the SharePoint Migration tool and in the dialog box that opens, click Next.
  2. 2 Enter the username and password of your Office 365 account and click Sign in. 
  3. 3 Click Choose a source and destination and select the option SharePoint Server (on-premises). 
  4. 4 Enter the URL of the on-premises SharePoint Online site where your files currently reside and click Next.
  5. 5 Now, enter the username and password of the on-premises SharePoint site and click Sign in. 
  6. 6 From the drop-down list, select the document library containing your files.
  7. 7 Now, enter the URL of the SharePoint Online site and select the document library where you want your files to be moved.
  8. 8 Click Add to add this migration task to the list. 
  9. 9 To select another set of files to be migrated, click Choose a source and destination and select the required files.
  10. 10 Once you have selected the necessary files, click Migrate.

To migrate files located in local file share

  1. 1 Follow the steps 1 and 2 mentioned in section (i).
  2. 2 Click Choose a source and destination and select the option File Share. 
    • 3 Enter the path of the file share where your data resides and click Next.
    • 4 Enter the URL of the SharePoint Online site where you want your files to be migrated. 
    • 5 When prompted, enter the username and password of the above mentioned SharePoint Online site and click Sign in.
    • 6 Choose the document library where you want your files to be moved and click Add for the task to be added to the list. 
    • 7 To select another set of files to be migrated, click Choose a source and destination and select the required files.
    • 8 Once you have selected all the necessary files, click Migrate. 

Pro-tip

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