IT Admin: How to migrate Egnyte to Microsoft 365 (Sharepoint Document Libraries and OneDrives)

  1. Introduction
  2. Egnyte Setup
    1. Create an Egnyte Internal App for Large Data Transfer
    2. Authorize cloudHQ to Access Your Egnyte Domain
  3. Authorize Your Microsoft 365 SharePoint
  4. Create Sync Pairs from Egnyte Shared Folders to Microsoft 365 SharePoint Document Libraries
  5. Migrate Egnyte Private Folders to Microsoft 365 OneDrive Accounts
    1. Install cloudHQ on Your Microsoft 365 Domain
    2. Create Sync Pairs from Egnyte Private Folders to Microsoft 365 OneDrive Accounts

Introduction

To migrate Egnyte Shared folders to Microsoft 365 SharePoint, you need to create one-way sync pairs for each SharePoint Document Library or folder that matches the Egnyte Shared folder or subfolder:

Egnyte (admin@acme.com)/Shared/HR -> SharePoint (admin@acme.com)/HR_site/Documents
Egnyte (admin@acme.com)/Shared/Projects -> SharePoint (admin@acme.com)/Projects_site/Documents
...

If you also want to migrate Egnyte Private folders to Microsoft 365 SharePoint, create one-way migration sync pairs from each Egnyte Private folder to the matching OneDrive account:

Egnyte (admin@acme.com)/Private/user1 -> OneDrive (user1)
Egnyte (admin@acme.com)/Private/user2 -> OneDrive (user2)
...

Start by setting up migration sync pairs for Egnyte Shared folders. After that, you can set up migration for Egnyte Private folders to the corresponding OneDrive accounts.

Egnyte Setup (Create an Egnyte Internal App for Large Data Transfer and Authorize Egnyte)

Create an Egnyte Internal App for Large Data Transfer

Before migrating data from Egnyte to SharePoint, you need to authorize Egnyte.
Since a large amount of data will be transferred, you must create an internal Egnyte app and obtain API keys. These API keys allow cloudHQ and Egnyte to connect securely. You can get these keys by following a few simple steps.

Full instructions are in the article, “How to set up internal application for Egnyte backup or sync.”

To summarize:

  1. Get your private API keys here: https://developers.egnyte.com/member/register
  2. Contact Egnyte support and ask them to increase your API call limits.
  3. If needed, set a non-SSO (regular) Egnyte password.

Authorize cloudHQ to Access Your Egnyte Domain

Now you need to connect cloudHQ to your Egnyte domain:

Authorize Your Microsoft 365 SharePoint

To allow cloudHQ to access your Microsoft 365 SharePoint, do the following:

Create Sync Pairs from Egnyte Shared Folders to Microsoft 365 SharePoint Document Libraries

After cloudHQ has access to your Egnyte and Microsoft 365 SharePoint, you can set up sync pairs to migrate Egnyte shared folders to Microsoft 365 SharePoint Document Libraries.

Follow these steps to set up a migration from an Egnyte Shared folder to a Microsoft 365 SharePoint Document Library:

  • Go to https://www.cloudhq.net/backup/sharepoint/egnyte.
  • Set to one-way sync, so that the arrow points from Egnyte to Microsoft 365 SharePoint.
  • Select the Egnyte account you have authorized.
  • Select the Egnyte Shared Folder or subfolder you want to migrate (click on Shared and pick the folder or subfolder).
  • Select your Microsoft 365 SharePoint account.
  • Browse and select the Microsoft 365 SharePoint Document Library or folder you want to migrate to, and click Select. In the browser, SharePoint sites are shown as first-level objects, document libraries are below them, and then folders and subfolders.
  • If you can’t find your SharePoint site or document library, click on Search or Enter Site URL and enter the URL of the SharePoint document library.
  • Click on Start Sync to begin the migration.
  • Repeat these steps for each Shared folder you want to migrate.

Migrate Egnyte Private Folders to Microsoft 365 OneDrive Accounts

Install cloudHQ on Your Microsoft 365 Domain

Before setting up migration to Microsoft 365 OneDrive, install cloudHQ on your Microsoft 365 domain. This lets cloudHQ access all OneDrive accounts in your domain so you, as admin, can migrate all data without needing to involve each user.

Instructions on how to install cloudHQ on your Office 365 domain are here: https://support.cloudhq.net/it-admin-how-to-install-cloudhq-to-your-office-365-domain/.

Create Sync Pairs from Egnyte Private Folders to Microsoft 365 OneDrive Accounts

  • Go to https://www.cloudhq.net/backup/sharepoint/egnyte.
  • Set to one-way sync, so that the arrow points from Egnyte to Microsoft 365 OneDrive.
  • Select the Egnyte private folder you want to migrate, then click Select. For example, pick Private/user1.
  • Select the OneDrive account where you want to migrate the folder. For example, pick the OneDrive account for user1.
  • Click Start Sync to begin the migration job.
  • Repeat these steps for each user’s private folder you want to migrate.
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