How to copy a folder from SP online to SP onprem using PowerShell

Question

I have a folder call "General" in my SharePoint Online site. It's about 16GB and a lot of nested folders inside it. I wanted to copy that folder(including all the nested folders) to a different SharePoint Onprem site while it preserved all the data such as created date, modified date..etc using PowerShell so just wondering if anybody know where I might be able to find a PowerShell script that does that?.

Any suggestion will be really appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi @Aase Nomad ,
As far as I know, Microsoft does not provide a method that moving files from SharePoint Online to on-premises environment. You will need to use a 3rd party tool such as ShareGate.

While Microsoft supports and encourages open-source software development, it does not provide technical support for the softwares from third parties, nor does it guarantee that the software will work as described.

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Answer 2

if this is one time operation then you may try this: open parent doclib in SPO in Explorer and copy it manually to local file system (like in regular Windows Explorer with copy/paste) or use Sync command to do the same: View SharePoint files in File Explorer. After that open target doclib in SP onprem also in Windows Explorer and paste folder there from your local file system via WebDav.