Hey everyone,

I just finished a OneDrive to OneDrive migration for my organization, and since I saw a lot of people here struggling with it, I thought I’d share my experience.

At first, I was worried about the usual problems:

• Duplicate files appearing during transfer
• Permissions breaking (shared files losing access)
• Large data sets taking forever due to throttling
• Users facing downtime while the migration was going on

Initially, I considered going with the manual/native methods Microsoft suggests, but honestly, it looked too time-consuming and risky for the size of our data (we had over half a TB to move). That’s when I tried the Shoviv OneDrive to OneDrive Migration Tool.

Here’s what I noticed using it:

• The incremental migration feature was a lifesaver. If the process stopped, it just resumed from where it left off, no duplicates.
• Permissions were preserved, so no hassle with reassigning access rights.
• It handled batch migration really well, even for huge data sets.
• Most importantly, there was almost zero downtime for end users.

Honestly, it took a lot of the stress out of the whole process. Instead of babysitting the migration, I could just monitor it through logs and reports.

So, if anyone here is planning a OneDrive to OneDrive migration, my advice would be: don’t rely only on manual methods, especially if you’re dealing with a big environment. A proper tool like Shoviv can save both time and headaches.

Has anyone else here used third-party tools for OneDrive migration? How was your experience?