Migrating to Microsoft 365 with the SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT)
If you're looking to move your content from on-site SharePoint locations to the cloud with Microsoft 365, there's a free and user-friendly tool just for you. The SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) is here to simplify the process of transferring your SharePoint Server sites and content.
What Can Be Migrated?
The table below contains the items which can be migrated using SPMT.
| Supported Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Migration Sources | |
| On-premises fileshares | Supports local and network fileshares migration. |
| SharePoint Server versions | Migrates from SharePoint Server 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019. |
| Content Types | |
| File, folder, list items | Migrates files, folders, and lists. |
| Pages | Migrates pages in the site asset library. |
| Permissions & Security | |
| Permissions | Sets file share and SharePoint permissions separately. |
| Site Features & Components | |
| Managed metadata and taxonomy | Supports content types and term store migration; requires admin permissions. |
| Navigation and icons | Preserves and migrates site navigation for out-of-box sites. |
| Site features | Supports a wide range of site features. |
| SharePoint web parts | Supports SharePoint web parts migration. |
| Site migration | Migrates “out-of-the-box” SharePoint sites without coding or third-party tools. |
| Site description | Migrates site descriptions. |
| Workflows & Automation | |
| OOTB Workflows to Power Automate | Migrates SharePoint Server 2010 OOTB workflows to Power Automate. |
| SPD Workflows to Power Automate | Migrates SharePoint Server 2010 and 2013 Designer workflows to Power Automate. |
| List, library, content-type workflows | Migrates list, library, and content-type workflows (excluding site workflows). |
| Workflow definitions and associations | Migrates workflow definitions and associations, not history data. |
| Additional Features | |
| Incremental | Supports incremental migration by rerunning tasks later. |
| Microsoft Teams | Allows selection of Teams and channels for migration. |
| Taxonomy migration | Manages metadata and taxonomy in incremental updates; off by default. |
| Bulk migration | Allows bulk migration via JSON or CSV for numerous sources. |
| Versions | Lets you choose what file history to preserve. |