Moving from Box to Microsoft 365? Fix Long File Names
When moving from Box to Microsoft 365, long file names are one of the most important Microsoft 365 restrictions to consider. In this article, we have briefly explained this restriction and how CloudFuze Migrate handles it.
Key Takeaways:
What is Long File Name Restriction in Microsoft 365?
Microsoft limits the length of file names to 255 characters. Therefore, it is important that the files you migrate to OneDrive and SharePoint have names within the 255 character limit. To do this, using an advanced cloud migration tool like CloudFuze Migrate is the best option.
You can learn more about limitations and restrictions in OneDrive and SharePoint Online here.
How CloudFuze Migrate Handles Long File Name Restrictions?
Our Box to Microsoft 365 migration tool, CloudFuze Migrate, automatically trims long file names within 255 characters during migration. This way, all files in your source cloud with names exceeding 255 characters will get successfully migrated to OneDrive and SharePoint without any conflict.
Screenshots of Long File Name Migration
We have shared a couple of screenshots below that show how our tool handles long file names during migration.
Screenshot 1
In this screenshot, you can see a file in Box cloud with a long name that our tool has migrated to SharePoint Online.
Screenshot 2
Similarly, in this second screenshot, you can see a folder in Box cloud with long name that our tool has migrated to OneDrive.
Handling Long File Names Manually vs Tool
If you have been wondering about handling files and folders with long names manually, here’s how it compares against using a professional migration tool:
| Files and Folders Handling | Manual Approach | Tool-Based Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Handling long file names | Requires manual trimming of long file names which is often time-consuming. | Automatically trims long file names to 255 characters with speed and precision. |
| Bulk handling of long file and folder names | Unfeasible considering the amount of manual effort, time, and resources it requires. | Possible through automation during migration. |
Move from Box to Microsoft 365 with Auto Handling of Long File Names
With CloudFuze Migrate, you can automate the entire process of identifying and trimming files and folders with long names. This, in turn, helps your IT team avoid the heavy lifting and get the migration completed on time.
Contact us today for an in-depth discussion on Box to Microsoft 365 migration!
What Do Customers Say About Us?
At CloudFuze, we have helped large enterprises as well as SMBs (small and medium businesses) migrate successfully. Here’s one of our Gartner reviews on migration to OneDrive and SharePoint.
In the review, the customer expressed that they benefited from our professionalism in solutions implementation. They also highlighted several capabilities of our tool, including accuracy, efficiency, and reasonable pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How to map Box permissions to Microsoft 365?
Advanced migration tools like CloudFuze Migrate automatically creates permissions mapping from the source to destination cloud. This way, you do not have to manually map the permissions.
2. How long can file names be in Microsoft 365?
Microsoft allows up to 255 characters in file names in OneDrive and SharePoint Online. When migrating files to Microsoft 365, ensure that the name lengths do not exceed the allowed character limit.
3. Which is the best Box to Microsoft 365 migration tool?
CloudFuze Migrate is one of the best tools for secure and successful Box to Microsoft 365 migrations. It supports migration of TBs and PBs of data with accurate preservation of permissions, hyperlinks, timestamps, versions, and other metadata.
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