Walkthrough - Import from File Share

Import from File Share allows you to import from file system or network drives to SharePoint, Office 365, or OneDrive for business. 

Prerequisites

• Global Administrator or SharePoint Administrator permissions are always recommended.
• Term Store Administrator rights are required to complete a Term Store migration. You can get these using Add Permissions.
• Map your drives before importing.

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How-To

How-To

1. Click Copy.
2. Select Import File Shares.
3. Add your credentials to connect to your destination SharePoint environment. 
4. Click Connect.  
5. Select your destination library
6. Click Next.
7. The local file share drives you can import content from will be on the left pane (C:\, Desktop, Documents, any other connected drives).
8. Double click a drive to drill down to the item you would like to import. 
9. Select the item.
10. Click  or drag and drop it into the right pane.
11. Once the action is completed, the migration report will show any successes, warning, or errors. See Migration Report for more details.