Copying Dropbox Paper Files to SharePoint Is Now Hassle-free

Companies and their IT teams planning to copy Dropbox files to SharePoint must consider migrating Dropbox-specific files, including Dropbox Paper, apart from industry-standard files such as Microsoft Office files.

However, migrating Dropbox Paper is easier said than done. This is because Microsoft 365 does not support the Dropbox Paper format in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.

What is the New Release of Dropbox Paper?

Dropbox Paper allows you to organize, find, and store all your Paper Docs on dropbox.com from paper.dropbox.com. You can keep all your Paper Docs with the same functionality as before.

New Changes in Location

• When you check on paper.dropbox.com, it will redirect to dropbox.com/paper.
• You can use Paper Home to find out about recent Paper docs, starred Paper docs, and search for Paper docs.

New Changes in Organizing/Creation

• The legacy version of Paper only allows you to generate Paper documents in Paper Home and organize them in folders made on paper.dropbox.com.
• All new Paper documents created with Dropbox will be arranged and structured similarly to existing Dropbox files.
• Documents in Dropbox Paper will have the file type as .paper, while Paper templates will have the file type as .papert.
• You can read and transfer Paper docs, just like any other file, from Dropbox.com into Dropbox folders. You can locate Paper documents easily from Paper Home by starring or bookmarking them.
• Paper documents will be automatically added to a Dropbox folder when you create them within folders.
• When you create documents via the Paper homepage, Dropbox automatically adds them to the Paper Documents folder on your account’s homepage.

New Changes in Paper API

Dropbox file endpoints will now be compatible with Paper documents. Users will be able to search, share, or list all of the material in their Dropbox folders using a single set of endpoints.

New Changes in Version History

• Paper documents stored in the Dropbox file system will enable rollbacks and restores, using Dropbox’s version history.
• When you select Version History for a single Paper document, you can return to specific Paper revisions and see the detailed differences between versions.
• Paper documents will now be subject to the same permanent deletion settings as other files.

New Changes in Admin Settings

• While users can access Paper documents shared with them, administrators can block the creation and editing of Paper documents in Dropbox.
• Admins can modify these Paper default access settings by going to Admin > Settings > App Permissions > Paper by Dropbox.
• You can now update Paper documents as you make modifications to Dropbox sharing settings.

Why Do Businesses Need To Migrate Dropbox Paper?

Similar to Microsoft and Google files, such as Microsoft Word and Google Docs, Dropbox Paper forms an integral part of document types that users can create, work on, and share. And as part of migrating all the important user content in Dropbox to SharePoint, businesses must include Dropbox Paper files in the scope of work.

Use Case 1 for Migrating Dropbox Paper

A company’s employees and teams use Dropbox Paper files to ensure they open natively in Dropbox without the users having to sign in on other apps, e.g., Google Docs.

Since users use Dropbox Paper extensively in this scenario, it is a must for the company to migrate all the Dropbox Paper files of each user account.

Use Case 2 for Migrating Dropbox Paper

The management of a company encourages users to use Dropbox Paper for taking notes of critical meetings, such as client introductions, to ensure they can be easily differentiated from other file types, e.g., Microsoft Word documents. The specific use of Dropbox Paper for note-taking helps improve user productivity in finding and accessing the correct meeting notes efficiently.

In this case, the IT team must migrate all the Dropbox Paper files that include meeting notes data.

How Does CloudFuze Transfer Dropbox Paper to SharePoint Online and OneDrive

CloudFuze transfers Dropbox Paper files as Word documents in .DOCX format to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.

CloudFuze automates the process of migrating Dropbox Paper files in the .DOCX file format to SharePoint and OneDrive. The high-speed migration of Dropbox Paper files ensures the timely progress of the migration as planned in the migration timeline.

Here is the list of files in Dropbox, including Dropbox Paper, that CloudFuze migrates to Microsoft SharePoint Online

Steps to Migrate Dropbox Paper to SharePoint Online with CloudFuze

CloudFuze simplifies the process of transferring Dropbox Paper to Microsoft SharePoint for businesses of all sizes. Technically complex Dropbox Paper migration, e.g., transferring Dropbox Paper with permissions intact, is also simple with CloudFuze Migrate.

Check out the process of transferring Dropbox Paper files to SharePoint Online with CloudFuze from the steps listed below:

Step 1

Choose the Dropbox Paper file(s) that you want to migrate.

In the screenshot above, we have also shown permissions linked to the Dropbox Paper file to demonstrate the retention of permissions in the destination.

Step 2

Map the user accounts from Dropbox to SharePoint Online.

Step 3

Select the features to migrate. For example, features associated with the Dropbox Paper files, such as permissions.

Step 4

After finalizing the user mapping and other parameters, initiate the migration to start the data transfer process.

Step 5

Check the migrated Dropbox Paper file in Microsoft SharePoint and validate it by checking the content inside. Also, check and ensure that the permissions are retained.

Here’s a Video of our Dropbox to SharePoint Migration Tool:

CloudFuze’s Real World Case Study – Dropbox to SharePoint Migration

Michigan State University wanted to migrate business data from Dropbox to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. We helped them migrate 1,000+ users and 50+ TB of data, along with sharing permissions, timestamps, comments, internal and external shares, shared and embedded links, in-line comments, and version history. Learn more about this case study here.

Use CloudFuze’s Dropbox Paper Migration to Your Company’s Advantage

Businesses planning to migrate files from Dropbox to SharePoint and OneDrive face Dropbox Paper migration as one of the biggest technical challenges. However, CloudFuze can simplify the migration and help businesses achieve even the most technically complex migration goals.

Contact our business migration team to learn more on how we can help your company migrate successfully.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is there downtime during Dropbox Paper migration?

By using an advanced cloud migration tool, you can avoid downtime when migrating Dropbox Paper. CloudFuze offers zero-downtime migration and ensures complete replication of Dropbox Paper in the destination cloud.

2. Can I manually upload files into SharePoint?

Yes, you can drag and drop files from your computer into SharePoint. But when you have high-volume data in your source cloud, the drag and drop approach can be a highly error-prone method. It is best to go for an advanced migration tool when you have TBs and PBs of data.

3. How to switch from Dropbox to SharePoint?

CloudFuze’s SharePoint migration tool helps you seamlessly move high-volume data to Microsoft SharePoint when switching from Dropbox. You can also transfer metadata, such as versions, Dropbox Paper, and permissions with accuracy.