How to Migrate Data from File Server to Microsoft Teams?

For the migration of offline files from the user’s computer to a Team in Microsoft Teams, Kernel Microsoft Teams Migration provides the safest process. The Microsoft Teams Migration tool lets you to move all the folders along with all their files, and each file will be moved with its proper metadata, features, properties, and permissions.

Process to save File Server data to Microsoft Teams

  1. In the first step, you must connect the Team as a destination in the tool. For this, you must have the SharePoint Site URL of the Team. Go to Office 365 portal and choose Teams. connect the Team as a destination in the tool
  2. Go to the Files category of the Team and click Copy link. click Copy link
  3. Copy the new link and open it in the web browser. There, save the URL to the Team name. For example - https://domain.sharepoint.com/site/team. Copy the URL. save the URL to the Team name
  4. Start Kernel Microsoft Teams Migration from the Applications menu and go to its Destination section. Right-click SharePoint (On-premises/Online) and select Add New SharePoint Site. Add New SharePoint Site
  5. Input a new project name, the site address you took in the previous step, the username (Site or Team admin), and password. Click OK. Add username and password
  6. When the source asks you to connect the SharePoint as the source, click No. connect the SharePoint as the source
  7. Expand the Windows File System pane and choose such folders you want to save to MS Teams. Right-click and select Copy. Right click and select Copy
  8. Go to the destination, expand the MS Teams, and select a folder that will work as the destination. Right-click and choose Paste. select a folder that will work as the destination
  9. The wizard shows the selected items and their destinations. Click Next. shows the selected items and their destinations
  10. Click Next. Click Next
  11. Select the attributes to restore in Teams. Click Next. Select the attributes to restore in Teams
  12. Apply the required filters. Click Next. Apply the required filters
  13. Set the permissions to migrate from the local system to MS Teams. Click Next. migrate from the local system to MS Teams
  14. Check if you require to schedule the data migration later. Click Next. schedule the data migration
  15. The data gets moved to MS Teams. You can check the progress. check the progress
  16. The data from the local computer gets saved to MS Teams, and a successful message appears in the end. Click Finish. Data saved to MS Teams

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