Step 1: Install the SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT)

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03/20/2023

Download and install

Download and install SPMT using one of the links listed below.

Public preview	First release	General Availability
Install here	Install here	Install here

Before you begin

Before you begin using SPMT, review the required permissions, prerequisites, and endpoints.

What	Description
Permissions required	Global or SharePoint Admin. To migrate at the organization-level, you must sign in as a Global or SharePoint admin in Microsoft 365. Site Admin. To migrate at the site collection level, you must be a site admin for that site collection. Learn more: Understanding permissions when using the SharePoint Migration Tool
Prerequisites and Endpoints	Review the SPMT system prerequisites and endpoints
SPMT Settings	Review SPMT settings to understand how settings can impact your migration

Understanding Custom scripts

Allow or prevent Custom Script (NoScript)

In Microsoft 365, tenants can control if users can run custom script on personal sites and self-service created sites.

During migration, some web parts require this setting set to allow. Otherwise, the web part will not be migrated.

At least 24 hours before you start migration, do the following:

Go to Settings in the SharePoint admin center, and sign in with an account that has admin permissions for your organization.
At the bottom of the page, select classic settings page.
Under Custom Script, select:

Allow users to run custom script on personal sites
Allow users to run customer script on self-service created sites

Leave these settings in place for the duration of your migration.

Note

Changes to this setting might take up to 24 hours to take effect.

For more info, see, Allow or prevent custom script.

Proxy connections

Proxy connections are not supported for either SharePoint or file share migrations. By default, SPMT doesn't use system proxy credentials and web requests will fail if Internet Explorer proxy is configured. Examples of errors you may see include "SharePoint login fail" or "cannot load document library". However, you can modify the SPMT app config file to follow your system proxy settings.

If you wish to leverage your system proxy settings, use one of these methods:

Update proxy

Download the latest version of SPMT. Start SPMT.
If SPMT doesn't connect to Microsoft 365, go to %localappdata%\Apps\SharePointMigrationTool\SPMT.
Open the microsoft.sharepoint.migrationtool.advancedapp.exe.config file.
Uncomment the default proxy setting shown here:
Restart SPMT.

If SPMT doesn't upgrade

If SPMT cannot upgrade itself, go to %localappdata%\Apps\SharePointMigrationTool\InstallerClient.
Open the installclient.exe.config file.
Add the following configuration at line 31, just after the <appSettings></appSettings tag:
Launch installclient.exe and SPMT should auto-upgrade to latest SPMT release.
Open the microsoft.sharepoint.migrationtool.advancedapp.exe.config file.
Comment out the default proxy setting:
Restart SPMT.