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I recently performed a migration from Dropbox to SPO/MS Teams. The goal in SPO/MS Teams was to create a brand new permission structure for the migrating files, as such we did NOT want the permissions from Dropbox to be migrated with the folders/files. The identity mapping was done automatically and I was unable to find a way to stop it prior to the migration. This resulted in having to manually remove unique permissions from the migrated files in SPO/MS Teams after the migration.
Is there currently an option in the Migration Manager to stop ALL identity mapping so none of the permissions are migrated with the files?
Is there a work around for this issue?
Is there a planned fix for this issue?
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Hi, we are currently doing some research on this issue, will let you know as soon as possible.
It looks like this is now a setting option when creating your migration within the Migration Manager: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointmigration/mm-settings
Hi @Lisa Taranoff ,
Unfortunately, since DropBox is a third-party software, I cannot test it. According to your description, if it cannot be skipped and you cannot use third-party tools, then the only option is to manually remove unique permissions from the migrated files in SPO/MS Teams after the migration.
Hi @Lisa Taranoff ,
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Hi there, I am not going to accept the answer as I do not think this issue has been resolved. Thank you.
Hi @Lisa Taranoff ,
Sorry for not being able to help you. To address your concern about the situation, we'd suggest you go to feedback on this issue, this is the best platform to let us hear from you and make our products and services better for you and others. Microsoft values its customer feedback and a lot of features have been developed and suggested by customers via feedback. Your feedback is also very important. I am sure SharePoint developers are working on this. Our Product Team is in-charge of the site and they are constantly checking the comments and feedback from our customers.
Hi,
In my experience I recommend also to use third party tools to migrate from non-microsoft sources to Microsoft 365. Migration Manager is great because it's free, but there is a lot of room for improvement in the tools such as a better management of what's required to be migrated and what's need to be left behind
Thanks for your response, unfortunately a third party tool is not an option for us currently so we need to know how to make the migration manager work for us or at least be able to confirm it's limitations so we can determine a work around.
Hi @Lisa Taranoff ,
You can try manually skipping the mapping step during the migration process or use third-party tools.
The steps for manually skipping the mapping step during the migration process in Migration Manager may vary depending on the version you are using, but generally, you can follow these steps:
It's important to note that skipping the identity mapping step may result in some data being migrated without proper permissions, so it's recommended to carefully review the migration settings and test the migration thoroughly before proceeding.
Hope it helps.
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Hi, thank you for your response. Are you able to post screenshots of the steps, as we aren't able to see the settings you've outlined. I can find the area where you map the identities, but there are no options to skip this step.