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can we benefit from power automate to migrate a library which have 137,000 files and folders and tot
Jon_Lake one time job ,, other libraries that i am panning to move, has less number of files/folders and i can move them using the built-in Move To option.
Hi johnjohn-Peter , if it's a one-off exercise I wouldn't use PA. I'd sync the source and destination folders locally and then drag and drop, allowing OneDrive to replicate that action online.
- johnjohn-PeterJan 16, 2024Iron Contributor
Jon_Lake but doing so , will reset the documents/folders metadata such as created by and modified by..
- Jon_LakeJan 17, 2024Brass Contributor
Hi johnjohn-Peter , if you want to ensure metadata is retained I would sync the files locally and then use a PowerShell script to move them.
- johnjohn-PeterJan 17, 2024Iron Contributor
Jon_Lake but doing this using Power shell will work or will not be an easy task? i mean i can not simply tell power shell to move the library at once which contain 137,000 files/folders + 769 GB.. without expecting it to raise exceptions? is this correct?