I'm looking for a way for our users to migrate files from an old NetApp drive to a new Azure Files drive without bringing along the messy ACLs from the old system. The old setup has a chaotic mix of individual users, groups, and GUIDs, while the new Azure setup has well-managed AD groups for ACLs. I know that we could use robocopy with the `/B` flag to migrate files without the old ACLs, but my users aren't tech-savvy enough for that. Does anyone know of a user-friendly tool that would allow them to simply drag and drop files, achieving the same result? Or are we going to have to handle the migration ourselves using robocopy? I'm open to all suggestions!
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Honestly, you can just use copy and paste for this. It should drop the old ACLs automatically when moving the files.
You might want to check out Directory Opus. It's very user-friendly, but just a heads up, once you start using it, you'll probably want it everywhere you go!
Another option would be to create a batch file where users drag and drop the folder they want to migrate onto the file. You could create a shortcut to that batch file on their desktop for easy access.
Sounds interesting! Is it easy enough for really non-tech folks?