Supported & unsupported features

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

Supported Gmail features	Notes & watchpoints
Messages Labels and label structure Attachments Filters and blocked addresses Email delegation POP & IMAP settings	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
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
Drive folder structures Permissions Files and file versions outside of the Google ecosystem (.docx, .pdf, and so on)
Orphaned Drive files	Watchpoint: Orphaned content
Drive platform-specific files and comments	Supported Drive platform-specific files are: Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides Google Forms Google Drawings Jamboard Watchpoints: Forms Comments in Google Docs files
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
Personal contacts Contact groups

Unsupported Contacts features

Stars

Groups

Supported Google Groups features	Notes & watchpoints
Groups	Watchpoint: Groups
Members	Roles are migrated.
Settings: Group description Who can see group Who can join group Who can post Who can view conversations Who can view members	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
Google Tasks Lists	If you specify to migrate tasks in the settings template, Tasks are migrated as part of Gmail data. Review also Migrate Mail content. Only the primary recurring task is migrated.

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

Watchpoints for Google to Google migrations

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