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aesposito1982
Nov 29, 2023Copper Contributor
Sharepoint Migration Tool migrates Data only to standard channel
hi everybody, we are starting to migrate our on-prem Fileservers share by share to Sharepoint/Teams i created a Teams, added some memberes, than created a private channel in that team. i than...
carlbidwell
Jan 06, 2026Copper Contributor
Thanks for sharing this! I ran into the same behavior, the SharePoint Migration Tool only moves content into standard Teams channels, not private ones or shared channels. This can be confusing if you’re expecting everything to carry over automatically.
If you need data in private or shared channels, you’ll likely have to use manual methods or third-party tools to move that content after the initial migration. It’s always good to test a small batch first so you know what to expect before doing the full migration.