Migrate a single Calender list from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint online

[john john]

We have a large SharePoint 2010 and we want to migrate them to SharePoint online. Now we want to do a test migration for a single Calendar list, so we can present this to our management.

But we are no sure how we can migrate a single Calendar list? we want to preserve the Created, Modified, CreatedBy and Modified By data.. now we downloaded a free trial of tool named FLY from AvePoint, but we are not sure if it support migrating a single list from 2010 to online?

any advice and help will be highly appreciated

Thanks

[#2]

Hi,
With AvePoint Fly you should be able to migrate that list to SPO with no problems...but make first a try to verify it

[#3]

Try Quest (Metalogix) surely it will help to solve your issue. Thanks.

[#4]

@john john 

I am an independent advisor investigating this inquiry.

At my last employer, I was a SharePoint Analyst, Customer Support, and Trainer specializing in SP2010 and SP2013.  We migrated many SP lists from the SP2010 to the 2013 application. The Created, Modified, CreatedBy, and Modified By are system columns that cannot be changed.  

We approached this requirement in two ways.

Method 1) Inform the team that the system fields will align with the migration date - there is no workaround available. However, keep the spreadsheet containing the original details in a SharePoint library and make it available to all team members as a reference. (Preferred Method)

Method 2) Export your SP2010 data into a spreadsheet. Rename the system fields containing the old data.  Import all fields and data into SP Online and hide the renamed columns.  Create a view to display them for easy access when you need to reference the details. After a year or two, you can export the SP Online data and delete these SP columns.  Remember, once you delete a column, that information is permanently gone-gone. It does not go to a recycle bin. (This method was our least favorite. As new members joined the team, they would get confused between the two sets of info.)

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[#5]

@john john 

To migrate to SharePoint online, you have to use one of the migration tools. There are many options available from different vendors.

Also there is a free migration tool from Microsoft. SharePoint Migration Tool which pretty much covers all basic scenarios. Check it out here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointmigration/mm-get-started