{"id":7471,"date":"2026-09-16T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=7471"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:14:58","slug":"migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrate SharePoint Online Sub-Sites and Their Structure: Expert Guide to Move Sites, Lists, &#038; Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"query\" style=\"background-color: #f7fff9; padding: 20px; \/* border-left: 3px solid #265378; *\/margin-bottom: 10px; border: 2px solid #00e477; border-radius: 19px;\">\n<p><em><b>User Query: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So actually we are migrating from SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint Online very soon. Consider this current structure, which includes hundreds of sites and nested subsites <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(e.g., \/MyDepart\/IT\/Employees)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Given the volume of sites we have, which approach is realistically feasible?. How do businesses now typically manage their environments in SharePoint Online? What&#8217;s the best tool, and how to utilize that tool before and during the migration?<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>\u2013 <\/b><b>By Shirpars (IT Employee, Germany)<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"query\" style=\"background-color: #effaff; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #265378; margin-bottom: 10px; border-radius: 20px; border-right: 4px solid #265378; box-shadow: rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.3) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(60, 64, 67, 0.15) 0px 2px 6px 2px; \/* border-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #62D593, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)) 1 100%;\">\n<p><em><strong><strong>Introduction: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SharePoint Online is a cloud-based platform built by Microsoft. That\u2019s used to store, organize, and share files in a safe place. But sometimes, when we migrate SharePoint Online sub-sites and their structure, the migration becomes lengthy. This happens due to the large amount of data and complex structures. That\u00a0 increases the chances of leaving information behind. To overcome this problem, the <\/span><b>Aryson <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/tenant-to-tenant-migration\/\"><b>Tenant-to-Tenant Migration <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides you with many features. This makes the process of migrating data easier. Whether you need to move one subsite to another site in SharePoint or restructure an entire subsite.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"block_btn\"><a class=\"custom-download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/demo-version\/aryson-microsoft-365-migration.exe\"> Download Now<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"custom-buy-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/office-365\/migration\/buynow.php\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#What_a_Subsite_Actually_Is\" >What a Subsite Actually Is?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#How_SharePoint_Subsite_Migration_Actually_Works\" >How SharePoint Subsite Migration Actually Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#Why_Did_the_Structure_Become_Problematic_Later\" >Why Did the Structure Become Problematic Later?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#Why_a_Dedicated_Migration_Tool_Is_Needed\" >Why a Dedicated Migration Tool Is Needed<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#Method_1_Manual_Method_Using_Microsoft_SPMT\" >Method 1: Manual Method Using Microsoft SPMT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#Method_2_Aryson_Tenant-to-Tenant_Migration_Tool\" >Method 2: Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#How_to_Use_Aryson_Tenant-to-Tenant_Migration\" >How to Use Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/migrate-sharepoint-online-sub-sites-and-their-structure\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_a_Subsite_Actually_Is\"><\/span>What a Subsite Actually Is?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A subsite is a child site living inside a parent site or site collection. For example,<\/p>\n<p>\/xyzcompany\/department\/technical sits under \/xyzcompany\/department.<\/p>\n<p>Theoretically, it seems very convenient and a proper approach to organize departments and projects properly under one roof. By default, it inherits permissions, navigation, and often the branding of its parent. Unless it breaks that inheritance to lock down a specific area. That inheritance is exactly what makes it painful to transfer a SharePoint subsite to another SharePoint parent site without breaking.<\/p>\n<p>Permissions, navigation, content types, and even the URL itself are all defined relative to the parent site. Pull a subsite out of that relationship, and half of what made it functional stops working.<\/p>\n<p>The URL changes and permission inheritance either break or have to be rebuilt. Navigation links that pointed to \/sites\/corporate\/hr\/policies now point to nothing. It&#8217;s common when you detach something that shouldn\u2019t be detached. This makes it difficult to migrate SharePoint Online sub-sites and their structure.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_SharePoint_Subsite_Migration_Actually_Works\"><\/span>How SharePoint Subsite Migration Actually Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ever tried looking for the &#8220;Move One Subsite to Another Site in SharePoint&#8221; button in SharePoint to relocate a subsite?. No, as it doesn\u2019t exist because <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/answers\/questions\/5230116\/is-it-possible-to-transfer-a-sharepoint-subsite-to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a> never developed that function, and they no longer recommend using direct subsites. That&#8217;s the serious problem with SharePoint Online, which makes it impossible to do structural migration. That leaves a lot of IT admins stuck with a huge problem. Maybe you are part of an organization that built its platform on a subsite hierarchy many years back. For example, consider a subsite hierarchy like this:<\/p>\n<p>HR under Corporate, Finance under Corporate, and &#8220;Team A &gt; Project X &gt; 2023 &gt; Archive.&#8221; Now that content needs to live somewhere else, either because of a tenant merger or because your organization decided to follow a flat architecture to prevent it from collapsing. It\u2019s hard to migrate SharePoint Online sub-sites and their structure cleanly anywhere in the Microsoft 365 stack.<\/p>\n<p>This blog covers how to migrate SharePoint Online subsites. What are the differences between native options and a dedicated migration tool?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Did_the_Structure_Become_Problematic_Later\"><\/span>Why Did the Structure Become Problematic Later?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>SharePoint subsite migration, especially into a different site collection, is a different problem for a few specific reasons.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">There&#8217;s no native function to migrate SharePoint Online subsites.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The site manager lets you rearrange subsites, but only inside the same site collection.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">There\u2019s no direct way to transfer SharePoint subsite to another SharePoint parent site.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Permission inheritance doesn&#8217;t get transferred cleanly.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Unique permissions set at the subsite or item level generally need to be recreated.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">URLs and navigation break by default.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_a_Dedicated_Migration_Tool_Is_Needed\"><\/span>Why a Dedicated Migration Tool Is Needed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Native SharePoint doesn&#8217;t have any way for a subsite to be migrated to a different site collection. Organizations go through problems such as permission breaks or invalid URLs. Every time, the site structure had to be rebuilt. All this is doable for a single website, not for a lot of sites.<\/p>\n<p>This is the exact gap a purpose-built tool like the Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool, which lets you <strong>move subsite to another site collection (SharePoint Online)<\/strong> cleanly, exists to close:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Moving document libraries.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Generic lists, document sets.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Folders from one SharePoint site into another site or site collection directly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>All of this can be done without any guidance. So, for the migration of SharePoint, two methods are<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Manual Method Using Microsoft SPMT<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Manual_Method_Using_Microsoft_SPMT\"><\/span>Method 1: Manual Method Using Microsoft SPMT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>In manual steps, there are several other ways. The recommended method is to use <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sharepointmigration\/introducing-the-sharepoint-migration-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Microsoft&#8217;s SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Install and <strong>configure the SPMT tool.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Connect it to your <strong>current SharePoint 2016 environment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Select the <strong>required libraries<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Configure <\/strong>your <strong>new <\/strong>SharePoint Online.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Match <\/strong>your <strong>current <\/strong>libraries\/list with the <strong>new ones<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Now, to <strong>migrate <\/strong>SharePoint Online subsites, <strong>start <\/strong>the migration.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">After migration, <strong>check <\/strong>migration <strong>reports <\/strong>for any errors.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Validate <\/strong>the Migration Files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"py-3r ps-3\" style=\"border: 2px solid #c2410c; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 8px; padding-left: 10px; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff7ed;\">\n<h5 class=\"main_heading\">Drawbacks of Manual Methods<\/h5>\n<p>The methods above are not wrong. But for SharePoint Online site structure, they are slow. That leads to an increase in workload over time; some of their limitations are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">It doesn&#8217;t scale; moving one subsite manually is lengthy.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Permissions should be manually checked. One wrong permission can lead to losing access over the subsite.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Navigation and links should be fixed whenever the URLs change or a subsite is migrated.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">No GUI, and if something goes wrong, it can be checked only by logs or once websites go live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Aryson_Tenant-to-Tenant_Migration_Tool\"><\/span>Method 2: Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The manual methods became challenging for larger SharePoint subsites, and chances of inconsistency increased. Therefore, it&#8217;s recommended to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/blog\/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s built with the purpose of helping admins migrate SharePoint Online sub-sites and their structure. To reduce their dependence on native tools that don\u2019t support cross-migration.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"main_heading\">Key Features of the Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Direct site-to-site collection migration<\/strong>\u2014moves document libraries, generic lists, document sets, and folders straight into a new SharePoint site or site collection.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Batch migration<\/strong>\u2014multiple SharePoint sites can be queued and migrated together instead of one at a time, which is important.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Date Filter<\/strong> \u2013 Get only those pieces of content that are modified within a chosen date range.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>List and Library filters<\/strong>\u2014content type, file extension filters, custom older path, and file size filter can be modified.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Real-time GUI<\/strong>\u2014tracks the migration in real time, with options to stop a process mid-run.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Detailed and summary reporting<\/strong>\u2014provides a record of exactly what moved.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>24\/7 support<\/strong>\u2014It provides support to its users to solve their queries.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_Aryson_Tenant-to-Tenant_Migration\"><\/span>How to Use Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"margin: 20px 0;\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #555555;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Steps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Downloading and Installation<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Download and open the<strong> Aryson<\/strong> <strong>Tenant-to-Tenant Migration<\/strong> Tool with admin rights.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Sign in to your account.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Sign in to your Microsoft account through the authentication window.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Setup<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Choose <strong>SharePoint Card<\/strong>, then select the \u201cSharePoint to SharePoint\u201d box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Choose authentication type.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Select Modern Authentication and authenticate it. (Choose Admin Access for larger migration.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Connect Source and Destination Tenants<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Connect the source tenant and source sites with valid credentials. Do the same for the destination.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Mapping Sites<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Map the source and destination sites and preview the mapping before migration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Apply Filters<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Apply the List\/Library options, Date Filter, or File Filter according to your needs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Track Progress<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Monitor progress through the dashboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Migration and Review<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px;\">Start the transfer. Once complete, verify it to check if anything is missing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #4a6fa5; padding: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-radius: 25px; background-color: #f4f7fb; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Note<\/em><\/strong><em>: For a proper and detailed process to migrate SharePoint Online sub-sites and their structure, it&#8217;s recommended to check the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arysontechnologies.com\/office-365\/migration\/how-it-works.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Software Guide<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to transfer SharePoint subsite to another SharePoint parent site that has a smaller number of subsites. The manual route is perfectly workable. But for hundreds of sites, and to completely migrate SharePoint 2016, that is not possible manually. Hence, for these types of cases, the Aryson Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool is the right choice. Which can handle the bulk transfer with a maintained structure. So most people follow the structural decisions and prefer a conversion tool.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"faq-main_heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560122879\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q1) Will the Aryson<\/strong> <strong>Tenant to Tenant Migration Tool preserve my folder hierarchy during SharePoint migration?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Yes, the Aryson Tenant to Tenant Migration Tool keeps the original SharePoint site\u2019s hierarchy safe during the migration process. Therefore, your libraries and folders can be migrated easily. Which helps users see their content in the new environment without any change in folder structure.<br><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560128255\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q2) Will my permissions be saved after the migration?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Yes, the tool preserves access permissions during migration. It ensures that the SharePoint migration can migrate permissions along with the SharePoint data. But sometimes the permission preservation depends on the source and destination environments. Because permissions migration requires appropriate user mapping, and inherited and unique permissions can behave differently during migration.<br><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560129597\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q3) Can I migrate multiple sites at once using the Aryson<\/strong> <strong>Tenant to Tenant Migration Tool instead of moving them individually?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It supports migration of multiple SharePoint sites, which makes it possible to manage larger migration projects. Admins can see the available SharePoint sites and select the particular sites they want to migrate.<br><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560130239\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q4) What happens to old links and bookmarks pointing to the subsite after migration?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Some old links and bookmarks don&#8217;t work automatically after a migration. A migration can change the site&#8217;s URL, tenant address, etc. So bookmarks that point to the old location may require an update unless a URL-preservation type mechanism has been set.<br><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560130822\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q5) How long does migrating a subsite&#8217;s structure usually take?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. There is no fixed time because the duration depends on the size and complexity of the subsite. A smaller subsite containing a limited number of folders may migrate faster than a large site containing more files, etc.<br><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560131414\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q6) Does this software support SAN and NAS storage systems?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Yes, the <strong>Aryson<\/strong> <strong>Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Tool<\/strong> works perfectly fine on these types of storage systems if it\u2019s in a proper structure.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560132822\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q7) Is it possible to transfer a SharePoint subsite to another SharePoint parent site?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Yes, it&#8217;s possible for sites that are in the same file collection. For them, SharePoint provides the option to migrate subsites that are within the existing hierarchy of sites. In the case of different destinations for the old and new site collections, a different migration approach is recommended.\u00a0<br><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1789560265870\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Q8) How can I migrate data between SharePoint sites?<\/strong><br><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>. 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