Can I migrate Dropbox Business team folders to OneDrive?

Yes. MigrationFox supports Dropbox Business team folders and individual user folders. Team folders typically map to SharePoint libraries, while user folders map to each user's OneDrive.

Are Dropbox shared folder permissions preserved?

Yes. Dropbox member roles (Viewer, Editor) are mapped to OneDrive Read and Edit permissions. Members are matched by email address.

How much does it cost to migrate Dropbox to OneDrive?

Dropbox to OneDrive migrations are billed at $0.50 per GB transferred. Every account starts with 2 GB free, no credit card required.

What happens to Dropbox Paper documents?

Paper documents are exported as .docx files and placed alongside your other files. Comments and history from Paper are not preserved.

MIGRATION GUIDE

Migrate Dropbox to OneDrive

Consolidating on Microsoft 365? MigrationFox moves Dropbox Business content — team folders, user folders, shared links, and permissions — directly to OneDrive for Business. No manual downloads, no sync clients, no lost folder structure.

Why Migrate Dropbox to OneDrive?

Most teams move off Dropbox to cut storage licensing costs and unify on Microsoft 365. OneDrive for Business comes bundled with every M365 license, integrates natively with Teams and Outlook, and offers deeper compliance controls than Dropbox Business.

Included with existing Microsoft 365 licenses — no extra subscription
Native integration with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
Advanced retention, DLP, and eDiscovery policies
1 TB+ per user standard, expandable to 5 TB

What's Preserved

Folder hierarchy — full directory tree, no flattening
File timestamps — created and modified dates maintained where possible
Shared folder membership — members matched by email, roles mapped
Dropbox Business team folders — mapped to OneDrive or SharePoint libraries
File versions — the latest version is transferred by default
Large files — chunked upload handles multi-GB video and archive files

What is not carried over: Dropbox comments, activity history, and Dropbox-specific metadata like stars. Shared links are replaced with new OneDrive links you can re-share after cutover.

Step-by-Step: How to Migrate

Step 1 — Sign up for MigrationFox

Create your account at app.migrationfox.com. The first 2 GB are free with no credit card required.

Step 2 — Connect Dropbox

Go to Connections → New → Dropbox and sign in as a Dropbox Business team admin. MigrationFox requests the team_data.member and files.content.read scopes so it can enumerate team folders and user folders on behalf of every member.

Step 3 — Connect OneDrive

Go to Connections → New → OneDrive and sign in with a Microsoft 365 Global Admin. Consent to the Graph API permissions — MigrationFox needs Files.ReadWrite.All and Sites.ReadWrite.All to write to user drives across your tenant.

Step 4 — Create a migration job

Create a new job, select your Dropbox connection as the source, and pick the root folder or a specific team folder. Then choose a OneDrive destination — either a single user's drive, a SharePoint site, or a batch mapping across multiple users.

Step 5 — Scan

Run a discovery scan. MigrationFox walks the Dropbox folder tree and produces a full manifest with file counts, sizes, and estimated duration. Scans are free and unlimited.

Step 6 — Run the migration

Start the job. Files transfer in parallel with chunked upload for large files. The dashboard shows live throughput, ETA, and per-file errors. For very large tenants, jobs auto-split into 3 partitions for maximum throughput.

Step 7 — Delta sync and cutover

On cutover day, re-run the completed job. MigrationFox only moves files that changed since the last run, so the final sync typically finishes in minutes instead of hours.

Pricing

Dropbox to OneDrive migrations are billed at $0.50 per GB transferred. Every account includes 2 GB free to start — no credit card required. Discovery scans are always free.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I migrate Dropbox Business team folders?

Yes. Team folders are fully supported and can be mapped to OneDrive user drives or SharePoint document libraries, whichever fits your structure.

Are shared folder permissions preserved?

Yes. Dropbox Viewer maps to OneDrive Read, Editor maps to Edit. Members are matched by email address across the two tenants.

How much does it cost?

$0.50 per GB transferred. The first 2 GB are free and scans are always free, so you can validate the full plan before paying anything.

What about Dropbox Paper?

Paper documents are exported to .docx during transfer. Native Paper features like comment threads and version history don't carry over — only the document body.