I'm starting a project involving Azure file shares, which will serve as personal drives for a certain number of users. The goal is to transfer these files to each user's individual OneDrive account and then make those OneDrive locations accessible from their local file explorer. I'm considering using tools like Microsoft FastTrack, Migration Manager, or SPMT for the migration process. Is this plan feasible, or am I missing something important?
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You might want to consider setting up one account that has access to all user shares. Then, use SPMT with a mapping file for each share/user's OneDrive. This method can give you a heads-up on any potential issues beforehand. Just remember to provision the OneDrive accounts first if necessary! Honestly, I wouldn't bother with FastTrack for this.
What makes you hesitant about FastTrack? I thought it would offer great visibility into the migration jobs.
My strategy was to have users copy any important files over to their OneDrive themselves. After that, I disabled access to the file share but kept it available temporarily, just in case anyone needed something they forgot.
That sounds like a solid plan! I wish I could do that, but since I have a big group of mostly older colleagues, managing the transition would be too much hassle.
That sounds promising! I'm currently testing the mapped location from my drive to my OneDrive using SPMT, and so far, things are looking good!