

On a Microsoft Windows computer, using the GWMME interface-Follow the instructions below, in this section.List any nested public folders separately.Įxample: All Public Folders/Offshore/accounts, Step 4: Migrate data.Ensure the public folder's name exactly matches how it appears in Microsoft Outlook.Specify the public folder name and the corresponding group email address, separated by a comma.Save the file to a folder that's easily located. If you're migrating public folders in default mode using the command line, you can skip this step.Ĭreate a comma-separated values (.csv) or text (.txt) file for the mapping. Open the installer and follow the instructions to install GWMME.For details, go to Create a group.īefore you can install GWMME, you must Authorize GWMME for your account. Groups can't be arranged into a hierarchy like Exchange subfolders, so consider creating separate groups for each subfolder. Create your groups-You need to set up your groups and group memberships in Google Workspace before running the migration.Locate your public folder names-To do so, open Exchange Management Shell and enter the Get-PublicFolder -Recurse command.Migrate your users' mail, calendar, and contacts data first. Run a separate migration for user data-You can't migrate user data and public folders at the same time.

It also doesn’t migrate user-level metadata, such as read status. GWMME does not migrate calendar events, contacts, or notes in public folders. Learn more about File types blocked in Gmail. GWMME migrates attachments to posts, provided the file types aren’t blocked by Gmail. Migrated posts are inserted into the group archive. It migrates the following message classes: GWMME migrates posted messages from public folders to Google Groups. Users post messages to the public folder and other users can view the message when navigating to the folder. Public folders are used to post and archive messages. Public folders in Exchange are common folders for sharing information with all authorized users, or groups of users, in your organization. As an administrator, you can use Google Workspace Migration for Microsoft Exchange (GWMME), to migrate the content from public folders on your Exchange server to Google Groups.
