How to migrate a Dropbox account (or a team folder) to a Microsoft 365 Sharepoint library (single user)

  1. Introduction
  2. Set up a sync pair from a Dropbox account to a Microsoft 365 SharePoint library

Introduction

To migrate a Dropbox account or Dropbox team folder to a Microsoft 365 SharePoint document library, create a one-way sync pair like this:

Dropbox (bob@acme.com)   ->  Microsoft 365 SharePoint (admin@acme.com)/Site/Document Library/Dropbox_user_bob

or like this:

Dropbox (bob@acme.com)/Team Folders/HR   ->  Microsoft 365 SharePoint (bob@acme.com)/HR Site/Document Library

This will run a one-way sync from Dropbox to the chosen Microsoft 365 SharePoint document library. Your data will migrate and keep syncing, so you can switch over smoothly.

cloudHQ will also copy sharing settings and permissions from Dropbox to Microsoft 365 SharePoint only if:

  1. cloudHQ is installed on your Dropbox Business domain
  2. cloudHQ is installed on your Microsoft 365 domain

Set up a sync pair from a Dropbox account to a Microsoft 365 SharePoint library

  1. Click the “Sync & Integrate” tab, then click “Single User Setup“:


    Sync_Wizard_-_cloudHQ
  2. Click “Single User Setup” again:
    Sync_Wizard_-_cloudHQ
  3. Click the Switch to Backup button
  4. Click the Dropbox icon
  5. Select your Dropbox account
  6. Select the Dropbox folder or Dropbox team folder
  7. Click the Microsoft 365 SharePoint icon
    Office365Sharepoint
  8. Select or authorize your SharePoint account
  9. Enter the Site name or Site URL to find the SharePoint site.
    Office365Sharepoint
  10. Select the SharePoint document library or a subfolder, or click “Create Folder” to make a new folder, then click “Select”.
    Office365Sharepoint
  11. Choose your options. Sync will start automatically.
  12. After the first sync, the sync status will be shown.
  13. Here is How to Monitor Status of Sync.
  14. You will also get an email when the first sync finishes.

 

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