SPMT-supported features

Features

SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) supports migration of the following locations and features:

On-premises fileshares

SharePoint Server 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019

Supported	Description	More info
File, folder, list items	Supports migration of files, folders, and lists.	Supported list templates
Permissions	Separate settings are available to set file share permissions and SharePoint on-premises permissions.	File and folder permissions
Versions	You determine what file history is preserved.	SPMT settings
Managed metadata and taxonomy	SPMT supports the migration of content types and term stores. Global term store migration requires global tenant admin permissions.
Navigation and icons	Site navigation for out-of-box sites is preserved and migrated.
Site features	An extensive set of site features are supported.	SPMT-supported SharePoint site features
SharePoint web parts	SPMT supports migration of SharePoint web parts.	SPMT-supported SharePoint web parts
Site migration	"Out-of-the-box" SharePoint sites that don't use any coding or third-party tools can be migrated.
Site description	Site descriptions can be migrated.
Incremental	Tasks can also be saved to rerun at a later date, allowing you to move only those new or updated files in the source location.
Pages	Pages in the site asset library.
Microsoft Teams	Users can select Teams and channels directly from the destination selection page.
Taxonomy migration	By default, managed metadata migration is turned off, and taxonomy is updated in incremental rounds.

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Note

For a detailed list of features available in each release of SPMT, please read Release Notes: SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT).