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Iron Contributor

Sep 26, 2018

How to exclude folder using SharePoint MIgration tool during migration

Is there any way to exclude folder while ODB migration using SharePoint Migration tool? I want to exclude desktop/Favorite folder. I checked in SharePoint Migration tool, but did not found an...

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Avian 1

Iron Contributor

Sep 26, 2018

I already tried these cmdlet but there is no option to exclude the folders.

jcgonzalezmartin

MVP

Sep 26, 2018

Ok, then the only way I see to achieve this is by means of doing the migration using the CSV file option where you can specify the source path and the destination SPO Document Library: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointmigration/how-to-format-your-csv-file-for-data-content-migration

rzeegers
Copper Contributor
Jan 23, 2020
jcgonzalezmartin I had a similar questions regarding the migration of a file share to ODB, but within the .csv file there is no option to exclude specific folders while using the SP Migration Tool. The option to specify the folder you want to migratie is for Sharepoint Library purposes only and not for a fileshare to ODB migration.
- Myles Jeffery
  Brass Contributor
  Jan 23, 2020
  rzeegers If you need the capability to exclude folders from the file server when migrating to OneDrive for Business check out the file migration tool http://www.thinkscape.com/SharePoint-Online-File-Migration-Tool/. It has support for excluding paths from the local file server. See the ExcludePaths column in the image below of a sample CSV import file.