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Information about manual migration of SharePoint Online content

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Introduction

Offboarding is the ability to move data from Microsoft 365 to file shares or to a local computer. It's a manual process. This document describes the steps to save a SharePoint document library or list content from a SharePoint Online environment to file shares or to a local computer.

This document covers the following SharePoint archive scenarios:

  • Administrator or site owner archives the contents of a SharePoint Online document library. It's a manual process when you use SharePoint Online.
  • Administrator or list owner archives the contents of a SharePoint list. It's a manual process when you use SharePoint Online.
  • Administrator or list owner archives the following information from a SharePoint list to Outlook: Calendar items, Contact items, Document libraries, Discussion lists and Tasks.

This document doesn't cover the following scenarios:

  • Migration of SharePoint content from SharePoint Online to a local SharePoint installation: Transferring content between SharePoint Online and local SharePoint installations isn't supported in this version of SharePoint Online.
  • Preservation of list content properties, functionality, and relationships: SharePoint list content can be archived in spreadsheet or database table format. These spreadsheets or tables contain the content from the SharePoint list. However, the properties, permissions, functionality, and relationships between the various tables and table contents aren't preserved.

Procedure

Archive SharePoint Online document library content

If you want to migrate lots of SharePoint Online files, we recommend syncing the libraries or folders. Then you can use File Explorer on your computer (or Finder on a Mac) to move the files to the new location. For more information about syncing SharePoint files, see Sync SharePoint files with the new OneDrive sync client.

If you want to migrate only a few files to another SharePoint Online document library, you can do so in your browser. For more information, see Move or copy files in SharePoint.

You can also use Open with Explorer to migrate files to a new location. For more information, see Copy or move library files by using Open with Explorer.

SharePoint document libraries can contain many kinds of files, and SharePoint maintains information about each file that SharePoint stores. Most of this other information isn't preserved when the files are downloaded. For example, the following information isn't included when a file is downloaded:

  • Document properties
  • File access permissions
  • Relative links between files
  • Workflow information
  • Versioning information
  • Templates

Archive SharePoint list

To archive SharePoint Online document library content, you must be able to connect to your organization's SharePoint Online sites. The person archiving SharePoint list content must have either Excel 2010 or Excel 2013 installed.

The following kinds of SharePoint lists can be linked to Outlook:

  • Calendar
  • Contacts
  • Tasks
  • Document Libraries
  • Discussion
  • Lists

To archive SharePoint list data to Excel, follow these steps:

  1. Browse to the SharePoint list.

  2. On the LIST or LIBRARY tab, select Export to Excel.

  3. Select Open.

  4. Under Import Data, select where you want to put the data (if applicable). The list is exported to Excel.

  5. You can save the file to your local directory.

  6. Repeat this process for every SharePoint list.

    Note

    This process will save entries in a list. The actual content such as files and attachments won't be saved when you use this method.

To archive a SharePoint Calendar list to Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Browse to the SharePoint Calendar to be archived.
  2. Select the CALENDAR tab, and then select Connect to Outlook.
  3. On the Actions menu, select Connect to Outlook, and in the Outlook dialog box, select Yes. The Calendar is saved to Outlook.

To archive a SharePoint Contacts list to Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Browse to the SharePoint Contact list.
  2. Select LIST, and then select Connect to Outlook.
  3. In the Outlook dialog box, select Yes. The Contact list is saved to Outlook.

To archive a SharePoint Tasks list Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Browse to the SharePoint Tasks list.
  2. select LIST, and then select Connect to Outlook.
  3. In the Outlook dialog box, select Yes. The Tasks list is saved to Outlook.

To archive SharePoint Document Libraries to Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Browse to the SharePoint Document Library.
  2. On the ribbon, select LIBRARY, and then select Connect to Outlook.
  3. In the Outlook dialog box, select Yes. The Library is saved to Outlook.

To archive a SharePoint Discussion Board list to Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Browse to the SharePoint Discussion list.
  2. On the LIBRARY tab, select Connect to Outlook.
  3. In the Outlook dialog box, select Yes. The Library is saved to Outlook.

The OneDrive for Business sync client is another option that provides the functionality to take SharePoint items offline and save them to your local computer. For more information about how to use the OneDrive for Business sync client, go to the following Microsoft website:

Sync files with the OneDrive sync client in Windows

Known limitations

SharePoint list content must be exported to Excel or to an Access database. Simple lists can be exported to Excel. However, if the content of a single cell exceeds Excel's maximum cell size limit of 32,767 characters, the information that exceeds that maximum is lost. If your lists contain large cells, you should export to Access.

SharePoint lists are used to host complex data like wikis and blogs. These complex data forms consist of several tables. For example, blog tables are as follows: Categories, Posts, Comments, Links, and Other Blogs. For the best results, export wikis and blogs to Access. When wikis and blogs are exported to Access, each of these tables is exported correctly. However, all properties, permissions, and relationships between tables and contents are lost.

When you export list data to Access or Excel, list data is saved. However, attachments and documents within the list won't be archived. To archive attachments and documents, follow the instructions in the "Archive SharePoint Online document library content" section.

Additional resources

For more information about how to use and troubleshoot "Open with Explorer" issues, see How to use the "Open with Explorer" command to troubleshoot issues in SharePoint Online.

For more information about how to synchronize a SharePoint 2010 list by using Access 2010, see Synchronize a SharePoint 2010 list with Access 2010.

More information

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