Conflicting OneDrive KFM Group Policy ?

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Conflicting OneDrive KFM Group Policy ?

EnterpriseArchitect 6,041

Hi All,

I wonder if anyone here can clarify if there is any problem with the below Group Policy for the OneDrive migration using the KFM method?

Thank you in advance.

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Ceasar Chen_MSFT 4,481

Hi, @EnterpriseArchitect
Does the KFM migration in your question refer to Redirect and move Windows known folders to OneDrive in this article.

At present, I have not found that these two group policies are related to KFM migration.
“Prevent users from redirecting their Windows known folders to their PC” forces users to keep their Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders directed to OneDrive.
“Prevent users from changing the location of their OneDrive folder” lets you block users from changing the location of the OneDrive folder on their computer(OneDrive folder default location is under %userprofile%).

Enabling these two group policies means that the user's known folders can only be migrated to OneDrive, and the user cannot change the location of OneDrive.
For details, you can refer to this technical document: Use OneDrive policies to control sync settings

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EnterpriseArchitect 6,041

Hi @Ceasar Chen_MSFT , thank you for the reply, I need some way to migrate bulk users ~1000+ from OnPremise to OneDrive, but the existing Group Polivy was set like the following:

User Configuration (Enabled) | Policies | Windows Settings | Folder Redirection | Documents  
              Setting: Basic (Redirect everyone's folder to the same location)  
              Path: \\FILESERVER\userdata$\%USERNAME%\My Documents  
User Configuration (Enabled) | Policies | Windows Settings | Folder Redirection | Music  
User Configuration (Enabled) | Policies | Windows Settings | Folder Redirection | Pictures  
User Configuration (Enabled) | Policies | Windows Settings | Folder Redirection | Videos  
              Setting: Follow the Documents folder

So I wonder what other option do I have to migrate the content of the user home drives
from: \FILESERVER\userdata$\%USERNAME%\
into: https://CompanyName-my.sharepoint.com/personal/First_LastName_CompanyName_com/\_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx

Ceasar Chen_MSFT 4,481 Reputation points

2022-02-15T09:14:17.18+00:00

Hi, @EnterpriseArchitect
Is the OnPremise you mentioned a SharePoint OnPremise?Have you tried migration tools such as: Ivanti,SharePoint Migration Tool.These tools may be more convenient for mass data migration.
For mass migration you can try the group policy: Silently move Windows known folders to OneDrive, enable this group policy to silently migrate user data to OneDrive.

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