1. Introduction
Ensuring the complete success of your company’s ShareFile to OneDrive migration involves using a business migration-focused tool that can transfer high-volume users/data and the features linked to them.
CloudFuze is one such market-leading migration tool that offers extensive support for enterprises, SMBs, and MSPs planning to migrate Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive.
This guide includes the steps and strategies for businesses to transfer Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive with CloudFuze.
2. Citrix ShareFile vs OneDrive for Business
Citrix ShareFile and OneDrive for Business have their own set of features for file sharing and security that cater to business users. However, OneDrive for Business has an edge over Citrix ShareFile with SharePoint network and Microsoft Teams.
Many businesses switch from Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive for some of these core reasons:
- Ease of use
- Per user pricing
- Industry-leading collaboration through SharePoint and Teams
3. Challenges for Businesses To Migrate Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive
OneDrive has several file and folder naming convention limitations that create challenges during Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive migration. Some of the primary limitations that add challenges include:
CloudFuze helps businesses of all sizes overcome these limitations with built-in features that automate the resolution of OneDrive restrictions. For example, the built-in tool functionality automatically replaces unsupported special characters with either an underscore (_) or a hyphen (-).
5. How CloudFuze Migrate Permissions From Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive
CloudFuze’s Citrix migration tool transfers all permission levels of Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive for Business and ensures proper conversion.
This table shows the migration and conversion of Citrix ShareFile permissions to OneDrive by CloudFuze:
Citrix ShareFile | OneDrive for Business (after migration) |
Owner | Owner |
View | View |
Upload | Edit |
Download | Edit |
Delete | Edit |
Admin | Edit |
View + Download | Edit |
View + Download + Upload | Edit |
View + Download + Upload + Delete | Edit |
View + Upload | Edit |
View + Upload + Delete | Edit |
Download + Upload | Edit |
Upload + Delete | Edit |
6. Steps to Migrate Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive
A strategic approach to migrate Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive involves authenticating Citrix ShareFile and OneDrive securely, mapping users and data, choosing permissions and other features, and monitoring the migration with reports.
Here is a step-by-step process to transfer Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive with CloudFuze:
Step 1: Log into CloudFuze
The first step is to log into the CloudFuze webapp. And for that, you have to create an account. Create a trial account for free here.
Request a demo or a POC to see the migration tool in action and test all its features for ShareFile to OneDrive migration.

Step 2: Add Citrix ShareFile Account to CloudFuze
Go to the Business Clouds section of the webapp’s dashboard and click on the Citrix ShareFile icon. A login prompt will pop up where you must enter the admin credentials.

Step 3: Add OneDrive Account to CloudFuze
After successfully adding Citrix ShareFile, add OneDrive for Business in the next step. Make sure to enter the Global Admin credentials.

Step 4: Check the Added Clouds
Go to the Managed Clouds section and check to ensure that you have added both clouds successfully.

Step 5: Configure the Source and Destination Clouds
Go to the Team Migration section and choose Citrix ShareFile as the source and OneDrive for Business as the destination cloud.

Step 6: Map the Users
Map the users that you want to migrate from Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive. CloudFuze supports auto-mapping as well as CSV mapping.
For this demo, we have selected a single user to migrate.

Here is how a CSV mapping looks like:

Step 7: Customize Permissions Mapping if Needed
You get the option to customize the mapping of permissions in the Permission Mapping stage. You can map the permissions of one user to another if needed.

Step 8: Choose Migration Options
In the Options stage, you can choose the features that you want to migrate along with the users and data from Citrix ShareFile to OneDrive for Business.

Step 9: Finalize the Migration Parameters
Perform a thorough check of all the features you have selected to migrate in the Preview stage.

Step 10: Initiate the Migration
Click on Start Migration if everything looks good.

Step 11: Check the Migration Reports
Make sure to check the migration reports to keep track of the migration progress. CloudFuze sends regular progress reports for ShareFile to OneDrive migration of all sizes.

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