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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 started a migration with the sharepoint migration tool and was not able to select the private channel as a destination for the migration process.
i than created another channel, this time a standard channel, and now i was able to select the channel as destination.
does the sharepoint migration tool only work with standard channels? and if so how can i migrate to private channel if needed as i can not convert a standard channel to a private one?
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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.
aesposito1982 Private Channels create their own, separate SharePoint site, I haven't tried the migration tool, but you will need to select a different destination site.
Hi and thx for the reply. in the meanwhile i discovered that u can still migrate directy to a private channel using as destination the sharepoint site
https://companyname.sharepoint.com/sites/TeamsName-Channel-Name/Documents
BUT
it will copy my Data in the Documents folder and i still need to move the Data in the appropriate directory to make it visible in Teams. why? how can i migrate directly to the directory?
Hi! I'm having the same issue with private channel and try to do what you suggested. I have a question, how can you get the destination site url. When I choose open in SharePoint from Teams channel it always gives me an URL with "/teams/" inside. Like:
https://companyname.sharepoint.com/Teams/TeamsName-Channel-Name/Documents
