How can we migrate Office 365 archives quickly?

Microsoft 365, formerly known as Office 365, is a cloud-based platform developed for individuals and business firms. It provides advanced features such as high-end security, easy access and collaboration, etc. Microsoft offers archive features as a secondary storage in SharePoint for keeping old and important emails safe. The archive data can be used further whenever required.

Sometimes, users need to migrate Office 365 archives to easily access them on some other platform or to create a backup copy of those emails. Let's have a look at the methods to migrate Office 365 archives.

Methods to migrate Office 365 archives

To migrate Office 365 archives, users look for manual methods. However, manual methods are not effective enough and have some drawbacks, which may create obstructions for users. If you want to perform a safe and accurate Office 365 migration, it is suggested to go for a reliable and efficient solution.

Kernel Office 365 Migration tool allows its users to migrate all data including archive mailboxes to Office 365 from on-premises/hosted Exchange and Exchange Online. With this tool, archive mailbox migration is an easy task. It also allows migrating specific data from archive mailboxes.

It is advised to install the latest version of the Office 365 Migration tool on your system. Then, perform the following steps to migrate Office 365 archives.

1. Double-click on the tool icon to run it. A welcome screen will appear. Click the Add button under the Add Source section on the left to add the source Office 365 account.
2. Enter the Office 365 login credentials – Login ID, Password, and click Add.

   Note: You can also assign the Impersonation Rights to Office mailboxes by selecting the provided option on the above screen.

3. The source Office 365 account will get added. In the Add Destination section, click Add to add the destination Office 365 account.
4. Provide the destination Office 365 account details and click Add.
5. Here, map the added destination Office 365 mailbox(es) to the source Office 365 mailbox(es). Click Set Filter and Migrate.
6. On the Migration Type Selection page, choose the Archive Mailbox option for both the source and destination. Click Migrate to continue.
7. The mailbox data from source Office 365 mailbox will get displayed. In the Filter Selection, you can choose mailbox folders for migration, and apply filters like date range, folders, and other options. Click I am OK, Start Migration.
8. The migration process will start and will show progress.
9. After some time, the migration process of Office 365 archive mailbox data will be completed. You can save the final migration report in CSV file format.

Hence the migration of Office 365 archives is successfully completed in no time. The same tool can be used to migrate mailboxes and public folders to Office 365.

Conclusion

A professional migration tool is a wise choice while migrating to Office 365, especially if you wanted to migrate archive mailboxes too. Kernel Office 365 Migration, a professional tool, selectively migrates archive mailboxes data to Office 365 without any issues. You can even migrate Office 365 shared mailbox to Office 365 group by using this utility.