Question 1

How will Box Notes be migrated to SharePoint Online?

Accepted Answer

Box Notes will be converted into the Microsoft Word format (.DOCX) which will be available for use in SharePoint Online as well as OneDrive for Business.

Question 2

Is it possible to migrate the in-line comments of every Box Notes document?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with CloudFuze Migrate, you can migrate all the in-line comments of Box Notes documents when migrating from Box to SharePoint Online.

Question 3

Will Box to SharePoint migration be safe?

Accepted Answer

With a migration tool like CloudFuze Migrate, you can ensure a high level of data security when migrating to SharePoint Online from Box. Our migration tool uses industry-standard security protocols, including OAuth 2.0 for cloud authentication and an API-based approach for fetching data information.

Question 4

What will happen to Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets created in Box?

Accepted Answer

All types of Google files created in Box will be converted into respective Microsoft files. For example, Google Docs will be converted into Microsoft Word, Google Slides will be converted into Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Sheets will be converted into Microsoft Excel.

Question 5

Are there any file size limits or unsupported files during migration from Box?

Accepted Answer

Although both Box and SharePoint have size limits per file, it shouldn’t be a concern. Box allows per file to be up to 15 GB in size while SharePoint supports sizes up to 250GB per file. But you must be careful about path length as SharePoint supports up to 400 characters. To migrate large sized files and adhere to path limits, you need a migration tool like CloudFuze Migrate.

Question 6

Which is better: cut or copy files from Box to SharePoint?

Accepted Answer

Copy-and-paste action is always the right choice for almost all types of cloud migration. Compared to cut-and-paste action, there are many benefits that copy-and-paste action brings, including low risk of downtime, easier deployment of retry mechanisms, and full-fledged disaster recovery.

Question 7

How does CloudFuze handle long paths?

Accepted Answer

The total path is limited to 400 characters in Office 365. When CloudFuze comes across this type of situation, it creates a folder called “LongFileName” at the root of the SharePoint Online site.

Question 8

Is there a risk of downtime during Box to SharePoint Online migration?

Accepted Answer

CloudFuze Migrate uses a copy-and-paste action and, therefore mitigates the risk of downtime which, otherwise, can disrupt operations. Once the users are properly mapped and parameters set, the migration tool migrates data as a background activity to ensure workflow isn’t affected.

Question 9

How does CloudFuze handle special characters unsupported by Microsoft 365?

Accepted Answer

Following are the characters that are not supported by Office 365 in a file or folder name ” * : < > ? / \ | Users can choose whether to replace the unsupported special characters with Underscore or Hyphen.

Question 10

Is there a throttling risk when migrating high-volume data from Box to SharePoint Online?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Unfortunately, businesses can stand at throttling risk when migrating high-volume data not just during Box to SharePoint migration but also when migrating to other clouds. However, there are ways to mitigate the risks of API throttling by performing the migration in phases. At CloudFuze, we follow industry-leading practices to keep the risk of API throttling at bay with approaches such as user batch segregation, auto-monitoring of the API calls used as per the API rate limit, and more.

Question 11

Do I have to create sites before migrating Box data to SharePoint Online?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it’s only by creating sites first that you can make an informed decision as to which data goes where.

Question 12

How are Box files comments migrated to SharePoint Online?

Accepted Answer

When there are any conversations on a file, Box will represent that in the following way. When you click on the file, you can see the comments on the file on the right-hand side. When a file has conversations, CloudFuze creates a CSV file with the same name. On clicking the CSV file, all the comments will be displayed as follows:

Question 13

What roles do I need to perform a migration from Box to another platform?

Accepted Answer

You must authenticate the Box cloud in our migration platform with the Enterprise Admin’s account login details. This is because only the highest admin levels have the privilege to transfer data and metadata of all user.

Question 14

What is the process of assessing Box data before migration?

Accepted Answer

You can use our migration platform’s pre-migration assessment feature to assess Box data before planning the scope of work and starting the migration.

Question 15

How to map users to ensure accurate migration of files and metadata?

Accepted Answer

You can map users in a CSV file with specific syntaxes that indicate the folder paths/locations and structure. Our tool will transfer the data and metadata to SharePoint accordingly.

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