The Easiest Way to Migrate from Box to OneDrive for Business

Migrate your organization's content from Box to OneDrive for Business with Data Relocate by transferring large volumes of files and folders securely while maintaining user permissions, ownership, file versions, sharing settings, and collaboration metadata.

Box to OneDrive for Business migration diagram with Data Relocate engine, full migration, delta sync, and lifecycle checkpoints

Full Box Migration

Kick-start your migration with a complete transfer of your Box content to OneDrive for Business. Our one-time migration captures all essential data and collaboration settings to ensure a seamless…

What's Included

  • Files, folders, and complete version history
  • Folder and file permissions
  • Shared links and document hyperlinks
  • File comments, Box Notes, and external collaboration permissions

Delta Box Migration

After the initial migration, Delta Migration synchronizes only the changes made in your source environment. This keeps your destination up to date while reducing migration time and minimizing…

What's Synchronized

  • New and modified files
  • Updated folder, file, and sharing permissions
  • Changes to comments, Box Notes, and shared links

Comprehensive Data Preservation

Data Relocate safeguards every critical aspect of your content by preserving version history, folder structure, permissions, metadata, hyperlinks, shared links, comments, Box Notes, and external…

  • Version History

    Preserves all historical versions of every file so previous revisions remain available in OneDrive.

  • Folder Structure

    Maintains the complete Box folder hierarchy, including nested folders, in OneDrive.

  • Sub-folder Permissions

    Retains permissions applied to sub-folders and nested folders, including inherited access.

  • File Permissions

    Migrates file-level permissions so users and groups retain the correct OneDrive access.

  • Root Folder Permissions

    Preserves permissions assigned to top-level folders so team access remains unchanged.

  • Root File Permissions

    Retains permissions for files stored in the root directory, ensuring uninterrupted access.

  • Document Hyperlinks

    Preserves embedded links within documents to maintain references after migration.

  • Shared Links

    Migrates private and public shared links where supported so collaboration continues.

  • File Comments

    Transfers comments associated with files, keeping important discussions and feedback intact.

  • Box Notes

    Migrates Box Notes content with formatting and annotations where supported.

  • External Collaboration

    Preserves permissions for external users and collaborators to maintain partner access.

  • Metadata

    Retains created and modified dates, ownership, tags, and classification labels.

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Box Migration Benefits

  • Complete Fidelity

    Move your Box data with confidence. Files, folders, permissions, version history, metadata, comments, shared links, and Box Notes are migrated with high accuracy to ensure nothing important is left behind.

  • Faster Migration

    Accelerate your migration with intelligent data transfer and Delta Sync. Only new and updated content is transferred after the initial migration, reducing downtime and speeding up cutover.

  • Secure Transfer

    Protect your business data with enterprise-grade security. Data Relocate uses secure APIs, encrypted data transfer, and trusted authentication to ensure safe migrations from start to finish.

  • Access Preserved

    Maintain business continuity by preserving file and folder permissions, user access, shared links, and collaboration settings so teams can continue working without disruption.

  • Migration Insights

    Track every migration with real-time progress, detailed reports, validation results, and error logs, giving administrators complete visibility throughout the migration process.

  • Enterprise Scale

    Whether you’re migrating hundreds of users or millions of files, Data Relocate delivers reliable, high-performance migrations that scale effortlessly with your organization’s needs.

How Box Migration Works

Four simple steps to migrate from Box to OneDrive for Business

  1. Connect Box

    Connect your Box admin account securely over OAuth — no passwords are stored.

  2. Connect OneDrive for Business

    Authorize OneDrive for Business with an admin account that holds the permissions the migration needs.

  3. Map & Configure

    Map Box users and folders to OneDrive for Business destinations, then choose what to migrate.

  4. Pre-Stage & Cutover

    Run the pre-staging migration, then finish with a delta sync for a clean cutover.

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