Migration Errors
193 articles
- The external user's forwarded event could not be retrieved
- Shared drives need at least one non-group member before you can access their content
- One or more errors occurred error when launching an incremental migration with Copy teams
- Unable to remove the index on the field 'X' because the list exceeds the list view threshold.
- Cannot create a site because an unexpected error occurred (New subsites are not available for your organization)
- The source view you selected may filter out some items and exclude them from the migration
- Copying files that potentially include script requires enabling custom script setting at the destination
- Teams private channel migration issue
- The OneNote notebook referred by this tab was not found at the destination
- There are too many items with unique permissions in this list
- List content type cannot be copied
- Import from file share - Properties cannot be extracted
- The Central Administration for site could not be found
- External sharing setting is more permissive
- The app does not exists in the destination tenant
- Page templates are copied to the appropriate page template folder in the destination.
- A method from the WebPartPages service of SharePoint has been deprecated and is preventing the successful copy of a web part
- You are not authorized to create a new team. This is most likely because you do not have the proper Microsoft 365 Teams license activated.
- The name of the site collection is locked down in Microsoft 365
- The Microsoft 365 group was created using the wrong managed path
- The Microsoft 365 group was created using the wrong managed path
- A Nintex workflow default column is missing at the source
- Form templates cannot be browser-enabled on this server without server administrator approval
- Failed to import the item as a draft
- Document Sets are Filtered as Folders in a View
- To see item-level errors, go to your migration report’s filters and apply Show item-level
- The custom permission associated with the item could not be copied since it would exceed the list limit
- Troubleshooting OneNote issues with ONE and ONETOC2 files
- This object uses Guest Links, which are not supported and will not be converted
- My destination site is in a different language than my source site
- This workspace is blocked
- Why did the size of the migrated content get larger at the destination?
- The page could not be created. Custom Scripting might be deactivated on the destination site or you might not have sufficient permissions.
- This item was not copied due to a fatal error
- Cannot find the list or library associated to the Modern Web Part
- This item has not been copied since there are multiple matching items at the destination
- The page cannot be copied because it contains modern web parts
- Copying the library to a new URL will break its functionality, so the copy cannot be completed
- Cannot connect to the Office Graph
- The file or folder name contains characters (% or #) which are not supported by the destination environment
- Copying to a Microsoft 365 Site Collection requires Custom Scripts to be enabled at the destination
- This page contains WebParts for which the correct zone could not be found
- The folder name contains one or more special characters (e.g. '#' or '%') that prevent ShareGate Migrate from fetching its files. Renaming the folder to remove these characters will allow ShareGate Migrate to copy its content
- This item has been copied as a new item since there is multiple matching items at the destination
- When using the Insane Mode, it is necessary to have the site collection administrator permissions at your destination
- It is impossible to import from an Excel file exported from SharePoint with Google Drive as a source
- The copy of comments in note board web parts is not supported
- Unable to create record declaration fields for the destination list
- Error communication with Google Drive or the ShareGate Migrate service that handles authentication for Google Drive did not respond
- The requested file is not valid because its destination path refers to a different file type than its source counterpart
- The text message (SMS) service is not properly configured on your destination server
- There was an unknown error with the Google Drive API: {0}
- The folder has a lookup value which refers to one of it's children
- Unable to download the Manifest package: you are no longer linked to a Microsoft Azure storage account.
- The value 'X' is unavailable
- The resource requested was not found by Google Drive
- The request sent to the Google Drive API was not valid
- The token used to identify you with Google Drive was not valid
- Records cannot be copied when the Site Collection Settings Declaration Role is set to 'Only policy actions'
- The certificate used to identify you as an admin was invalid and ShareGate Migrate was not able to successfully create a new one
- One or more alerts are configured to send text messages (SMS) and these alerts are not supported on your destination server
- The item contains an illegal character
- The survey contains no questions
- The export of an item declared as a record is not allowed with the Copy SharePoint Content tool
- You have been denied access during a Google Drive API call
- You don't have the required administrator permissions to migrate from Google Drive in administrator mode
- Cannot map the lookup value at the destination because it points to an ID field and there are no Unique Key properties
- The absolute URL was found in the source/destination column of the Excel file
- Unable to download the Manifest package: it may have been deleted from your Microsoft Azure storage account
- Microsoft 365 was unable to create the Microsoft Azure migration job
- User alerts cannot be migrated from SharePoint 2003
- SharePoint 2013 workflows cannot be migrated to versions prior to SharePoint 2013/Foundation
- The initiation/association form linked with the workflow could not be copied
- The user alert/aggregation calendar/validation rule belonging to refers to a view which could not be found at the source/destination
- A column does not contain any information after the migration
- The form will not be copied because it resides in another site
- The URL is not valid for a site collection
- The content type id associated with the document template could not be updated
- ShareGate was unable to find the user through the people picker
- ShareGate Migrate is unable to copy term group properties due to Microsoft 365 public site limitations
- The Default Azure Storage Account is Not Available
- The list is required for this workflow and cannot be found at the source
- The term could not be found in the destination term set
- The item already exists at the destination site
- The source column refers to a term that cannot be found in the term set
- ShareGate Migrate could not create credentials for the user, make sure ShareGate Migrate has authority on the domain
- The formula refers to a column that does not exist
- Changes that were made since the last checked in version will be lost during the migration
- The workflow association on the list cannot be copied because some properties are missing or are not supported on your destination SharePoint server
- The site template specified at the destination is not valid for a Site Collection
- Unable to determine web context for root item with scope
- No managed metadata service is set as the default service for Enterprise Keywords
- The warning value for the storage/resource quota is higher than the maximum storage/resource quota
- One or many terms in the Enterprise Keywords field are placed under a term set within the managed metadata infrastructure at the source
- Draft owners cannot be preserved
- Cannot overwrite the source list
- Unable to create the folder/item because it refers to an item/folder having the same name
- Copying User Alerts requires the permission on the source/destination site
- The content type name was replaced because it contains some illegal characters
- The file could not be found
- There are multiple destination items that correspond to the given key values for the lookup item
- This item is the current welcome page/read-only/on hold or declared as a record/a folder
- Unable to create site because there's already an existing site
- The latest version of the workflow is not published and could not be copied
- The default group will be ignored/not assigned
- The destination list or library contains folders with Managed Metadata columns which are not supported by Insane Mode
- The file could not be found for the version
- The recurring event associated with this event could not be found at the destination
- This file/folder will not be copied because it is a symbolic link on a file/folder already copied
- The fields have the same ID
- The permission level was not found at the destination/source
- Unable to copy the workflow
- Could not convert WebPart: The content of the WebPart is not in a WebPart Zone for page (URL)
- The ID of this folder will not be kept due to a limitation
- Feature for list template is not installed in this farm
- Property 'SelfLookupField': Reference to value 'ReferenceValue' creates a circular dependency chain
- SharePoint encountered an error related with property promotion/demotion
- The column ordering for the list could not be reproduced at the destination
- This Out-of-the-box workflow cannot be copied because the workflow template cannot be found for this language
- There is not enough free space on the SharePoint server's disk
- Could not add field/content type because the associated site column is corrupted
- Unable to copy your file, file type is blocked by SharePoint due to security risks
- This specific tool only supports SharePoint 2010 and above as destination
- The tool was unable to create the Document Set
- Workflows cannot be copied because Nintex Workflow for Microsoft 365 doesn't support them
- The permissions of the Nintex workflow constant have been changed or detected use of a workflow constant which does not exist or is not allowed for the current user in the action
- The Site Column cannot be created or updated
- The term set this column refers to cannot be found in the source site
- You don't have the server side permission required at the destination to prevent the User Alerts from being fired during the copy
- You need to upgrade your license in order to migrate Nintex Workflows and Forms
- The list field that the lookup field references cannot be found at the source
- Unable to set user as the site collection owner
- Copying content to a Record library is not supported by this tool/Insane Mode
- The text value is invalid, probably because it exceeds the 255 character limit
- The term set could not be found at the destination
- Unable to determine if this item already exists due to the list view threshold
- When migrating managed metadata, it is strongly recommended to have 'Term Store Administrator' permissions on your source/destination site
- Unable to copy because the size exceeds the maximum size allowed by SharePoint
- The object with the following address was expected to be located under the following web address
- The value provided already exists in another list item
- The list validation formula failed
- Cannot create the field because the type is not supported
- The template used to create the site is not available at the source/destination site
- Unable to copy because of dependency in parent, child, or sibling site
- Cannot activate feature
- An unexpected error occurred: Save Conflict
- Cannot perform this operation because the item you try to replace is currently checked out
- An error occurred when attempting to create the site
- An element associated with the workflow cannot be found
- You are not allowed to respond again to this survey
- An address was corrected for the field but the resulting address exceeds the limit of 255 characters
- Discussion boards cannot be migrated from SharePoint 2003
- Unable to create or update WebPart
- The list's address will be modified because there's already an existing site, list, folder, or file
- Authors and timestamp system properties will not be preserved after the migration
- Copying meeting workspace sites is not fully supported
- When migrating content, it's strongly recommended to have 'site collection administrator' permissions on your source/destination list
- Copying the content from/to a MicroFeed list is not supported
- The lookup field refers to a list that cannot be found
- The destination/source list or library contain elements which are not supported by Insane Mode
- Document ID Service feature cannot be automatically activated
- Please specify another value - Lookup column
- Other Warnings
- Workflow tasks are not supported
- The Page Layout could not be found
- Please specify another value - Managed metadata
- The time zone at the destination is not the same as the source
- The content database has run out of free space
- The formula of a calculated column cannot contain volatile functions like Today and Me
- To maximize your maximum migration speed you must install the ShareGate Migrate Extension version 1.8.3 or greater on your source and destination servers
- There was a problem contacting the Server Extension
- Draft versions are not enabled on your list and only draft versions are available for copy
- Other Errors
- Could not activate feature
- Please specify another value - Choice column
- SharePoint is not responding to connection requests from ShareGate Migrate at this time
- This value is required
- The specified file/folder/item names are too long
- User/Group cannot be found/created at destination/source
- Unable to reset the original record declaration settings of the list
- Site Owners is empty for my site
- The Microsoft 365 Application is unavailable at the destination
- Quick Parts are not supported
- There was an error while trying to add the application at the destination
- The term set used in the navigation settings cannot be found in the destination site
- The site collection could not be copied because more then one site collection would result in the same destination address
- SharePoint returns an error after transferring the file
- When migrating site objects, it is strongly recommended to have 'Site Collection Administrator' permissions on your source/destination site
- The mapped Sensitivity label would remove encryption
- The mapped Sensitivity label doesn't include the required scope
- Sensitivity label consent or connection troubleshooting
- Unable to preserve list version history when using insane mode
- The object could not be migrated. This can happen when an organisation restrict the access to objects with labels or Conditional Access policies.