Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration
Review the tables below for information on what features are supported and unsupported when running a Google Workspace to Google Workspace migration using Google Workspace Migrate.
Gmail | Calendar | Drive | Contacts | Groups | Other types of data
Gmail
Supported Gmail features | Notes & watchpoints |
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Messages in Trash and Spam are skipped. |
Signature | The default signature for the primary Gmail account is migrated. |
Stars | Only the default star color and shape is migrated. |
Forwarding settings | Forwarding to an external domain is not preserved.
Watchpoint: Email forwarding |
Drive attachments and hyperlinks | Drive attachments and hyperlinks in messages are unaltered during a migration. They continue to link to the original content. |
Scheduled send status | The message is migrated, but you must reschedule it manually. |
Unsupported Gmail features
- Messages in Trash and Spam
- Forwarding to an external domain
- Send as settings
- Snooze status
- Signatures from nonprimary Gmail addresses
- Migration to Google Groups
Calendar
Supported Google Calendar features | Notes & watchpoints |
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Primary and secondary calendars | |
Calendar events (including recurring calendar events) | Events are migrated even if the creator or organizer of the event is outside of your organization. |
Calendar event attachments | If the Drive item is also migrated, Google Workspace Migrate reattaches the item to the event. |
Calendar permissions | Permissions to share calendars with users, groups, organizations, and the public are migrated. |
Calendar resources | Calendar resources must first be created manually or by bulk import in the target account. Then, their calendars and event associations can be migrated. For details, go to Set up a calendar resource migration. |
Unsupported Calendar features
- Events (external domain aliases)
- Video and audio conferencing links in events
- Extended properties
- Google Meet links
Drive
Supported Google Drive features | Notes & watchpoints |
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Orphaned Drive files | Watchpoint: Orphaned content |
Drive platform-specific files and comments | Supported Drive platform-specific files are:
Watchpoints: |
Drive folder and file metadata | Modified date and last modified user metadata is preserved for folders and files. |
Drive sharing for external users | Watchpoint: Content shared with users outside of your organization |
Externally owned files | Watchpoint: Externally owned files shared with internal users |
Shared drives | Watchpoint: Mapping shared drives |
Unsupported Drive features
- Platform-specific file revisions
- Migration from shared drives to My Drive
- Drive stars
- Links within Drive files
- Files and folders in Trash
- Folder colors
- Shared drive background images
- Descriptions attached to files and folders
- Custom application properties
- Drive shortcuts
Contacts
Supported Google Contacts features | Notes & watchpoints |
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Unsupported Contacts features
- Stars
Groups
Supported Google Groups features | Notes & watchpoints |
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Groups | Watchpoint: Groups |
Members | Roles are migrated. |
Settings:
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Watchpoint: Other settings, including member privacy, posting policies, email options, and member moderation are skipped. To manually update the settings, go to Update group details. |
Unsupported Google Groups features
- Group email history and archive
- Member subscription preferences, pending members, and ban status
- Migration from Gmail
Other types of data
Other supported types of Google data | Notes & watchpoints |
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Other unsupported features
- Classroom
- Currents
- Google Chat (Chat contacts and history)
- Google Hangouts
- Google Keep
- Google Sites
- Google Vault
- Google Workspace user license assignments
- Third-party licenses
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