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Roger Seekell
Nov 23, 2021Copper Contributor
What's the best way to transfer 4TB of files to SharePoint Online site?
I have nearly 4TB of assorted files on a drive to upload to a SharePoint Online site. What's the best/fastest way to upload all these files? (Hopefully, it doesn't involve a paid third-party produc...
- Nov 23, 2021You can use SharePoint Migration Tool (free): https://spmt.sharepointonline.com/install/default.htm
Maggan Wåhlin
Nov 23, 2021Iron Contributor
You might need to think about how you want to organize your files. In this case you might want to have multiple sites, which can be a good choice if you need to apply specific permissions to files in your current folders. Example architecture:
Department X folders goes into SharePoint site "Department X" - only members of Department X have access.
Department Y folders goes into SharePoint site "Department Y" - only members of Department Y have access.
Shared documents goes inte SharePoint site "Company documents" - all members of the company have access.
And so on...
Then you can connect all sites together using the Hub site feature. This allows for a shared search experience, design theme and navigation.
Read more about how to manage large lists and libraries here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/manage-large-lists-and-libraries-b8588dae-9387-48c2-9248-c24122f07c59
Department X folders goes into SharePoint site "Department X" - only members of Department X have access.
Department Y folders goes into SharePoint site "Department Y" - only members of Department Y have access.
Shared documents goes inte SharePoint site "Company documents" - all members of the company have access.
And so on...
Then you can connect all sites together using the Hub site feature. This allows for a shared search experience, design theme and navigation.
Read more about how to manage large lists and libraries here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/manage-large-lists-and-libraries-b8588dae-9387-48c2-9248-c24122f07c59
Roger Seekell
Nov 24, 2021Copper Contributor
The SharePoint Migration Tool uploaded 2TB in 24 hours! This is quite useful! Thanks!