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Support for Shared Resource calendars in Google Workspace

Movebot now supports migrating Google Workspace calendars for Shared Resources like meeting rooms and company equipment

ShareFile Migration Tool

Whether you're moving data into or out of ShareFile, Movebot is a comprehensive ShareFile Migration Tool that makes sure all data moves as expected.

Google Workspace migration to Microsoft Outlook

If you're considering a Google Workspace migration to Microsoft Outlook, Movebot can help by moving contacts, calendars, and emails quickly and easily.

How to migrate emails from Gmail to Gmail

Follow this simple guide on how to migrate emails from Gmail to Gmail and see how Movebot makes migrations easy for any kind of Gmail account.

Movebot Crowned International PB King of 2025

A reprint from Cream of the Crunch featurette, the Movebot team have been crowned International Peanut Butter King of 2025. A chunky congrats to them all!

Creating a data migration framework

Creating a data migration framework can help you stay organized and on track with your data migration project, but where do you start?

SharePoint migrations within the same tenant

Movebot makes SharePoint to SharePoint Migrations simple by letting you move data within a tenant or between different SharePoint tenants.

SharePoint to SharePoint Migrations

Movebot makes SharePoint to SharePoint Migrations simple by letting you move data within a tenant or between different SharePoint tenants.

New File Server Agent Release

We've released a new version of our file server agent. With this complete rebuild you you should see upgrades in speed, security, and ease of use

What is SharePoint?

What is SharePoint exactly, and how does it differ from other storage platforms? We go into detail about SharePoint and how it works here.

How to move data to the cloud

Cloud computing offers many benefits, but figuring out how to move data to the cloud can be a challenge. Movebot is here to make it easy.

What is AI ready data?

In order to get the most out of AI systems, your organization needs AI ready data. So what does this mean, and how can your get your data prepared?

How to effectively use an email migration tool

Learn how to effectively use an email migration tool like Movebot to make migrating users and emails simple, straightforward, and quick.

Restructuring data to leverage AI

AI tools can help increase efficiency, but data needs to be in the right state first, and your organization may need to restructure data to leverage AI.

Why Movebot doesn't sync files between platforms

Syncing files can be complex. especially when attempting two-way syncs. Learn more about these issues and why Movebot doesn't have a file syncing system.

What do "Lifetime" and "Unlimited" mean in cloud storage plans?

Lifetime and unlimited cloud storage plans offer something too good to be true. So what do these terms actually mean and what can you reasonably expect?

pCloud Migrations

Looking to migrate from pCloud to a new destination? Movebot has native pCloud support to help make your migration as fast and simple as possible.

How to migrate from Egnyte to Dropbox

The process for how to migrate from Egnyte to Dropbox has never been easier thanks to Movebot's simple 3-step PAC migration steps.

What are Personal and Shared Drives in cloud storage?

Looking to find out what personal and shared drives are and the differences between the two? We go over what these and other terms mean in cloud storage.

Best Practices for Moving Files from SharePoint to Google Drive

Follow this guide for some best practices for moving files from SharePoint to Google Drive using Movebot.

How to migrate Google Drive to OneDrive

Migrate your users and data from Google Drive to OneDrive using Movebot's cloud-hosted migration tool. Movebot's simple, easy, and cost-effective.

SharePoint to Box Migrations

SharePoint to Box migrations can be done simply and without breaking the bank. Let Movebot do the heavy lifting like moving teams and handling errors.

Migrating between SharePoint Tenants

Migrating between SharePoint Tenants can be surprisingly complicated if you don't have the right tool, but Movebot has features to help make the job easy.

Moving from Box to Google Workspace

Movebot makes moving from Box to Google Workspace simple, whether you need to transfer a portion of your files or plan on doing a full migration.

How to migrate Dropbox to Egnyte

If you're looking at how to migrate Dropbox to Egnyte, Movebot makes it simple, fast, and straightforward with our three-step migration process.

BIM 360 Docs Migrations

BIM 360 Docs Migrations are simple with Movebot, thanks to several features that help make sure all of your data arrives successfully at the destination.

AWS S3 Migrations

Movebot can move data between S3 and any other supported platform. AWS S3 migrations are fast and straightforward whether it's the source or destination.

Dropbox to Box migrations

With Movebot, Dropbox to Box migrations are simple, straightforward, and incredibly fast and you can move terabytes per day without the complexity.

Google to Egnyte Migrations

Movebot makes Google to Egnyte Migrations simple and straightforward thanks to a number of features that can reconcile platform differences automatically.

Migrating Google Workspace to another account

Migrating Google Workspace to another account is simple with Movebot, and you can move files and mailboxes with ease between Google Workspace tenants.

Should you do managed or self-service data migration?

When you have lots of data to move, you have to decide whether to do managed or self-service data migration. We break down the 2 options in this article.

Best Practices for on prem to cloud migrations

Follow this best practices guide for on prem to cloud migrations to help make your next migration to the cloud fast, simple, and reliable.

Best data migration tools for Moving data into the cloud in 2024

Moving data into the cloud is a hot topic. Everyone's moving data into the cloud in 2023--so what do you need to do to make sure your move goes smoothly?

Egnyte to Box Migrations

Egnyte to Box migrations are simple with Movebot, with several features that help transform and move your data to make sure everything arrives as expected.

Box to Egnyte Migrations

Box to Egnyte migrations are easy and straightforward with Movebot. Simply connect your platforms, choose what files to move, and start moving in minutes.

Migrating from SharePoint to Dropbox

Movebot makes migrating from SharePoint to Dropbox simple by handling the complex parts of the migration for you automatically.

Box to Dropbox Migrations

Box to Dropbox migrations are simple with Movebot, with a number of features and settings to help make sure all of your data moves over successfully.

Migrate Dropbox to Google Workspace

For a simple and straightforward way to migrate Dropbox to Google Workspace, check out Movebot's easy three-step PAC migration plan.

Which cloud storage platform is right for you?

How do you find which cloud storage platform is right for you? We compare SharePoint, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Egnyte, and Box to help you decide.

Amazon WorkDocs Migrations

Amazon WorkDocs support is ending in April 2025. Try Movebot for Amazon WorkDocs migrations and move your files before support ends and data is deleted.

A Better Way to Move Emails - Move Emails Anywhere

Movebot can do mailbox migrations between email platforms and much more, including moving emails to cloud storage--and the ability to restore them later.

Why doesn't Movebot delete files?

As a data transfer tool, Movebot never has access to your files, and doesn't delete any files from the source or destination during a transfer.

Egnyte to SharePoint Migrations

Egnyte to SharePoint Migrations are simple with Movebot, with fast and simple setup and a number of features to make sure all of your data moves across.

SharePoint to Egnyte Migrations

Planning on doing SharePoint to Engyte Migrations? Movebot makes the move simple with a number of checkpoints and features to help make the move a success.

Google Cloud Migrations

Movebot supports Google Cloud Migrations, both moving in and out of Google Cloud. Setup is quick and easy and it only takes a few minutes to get started.

How to migrate Google Drive to another Google Drive

If you're looking for an easy method on how to migrate Google Drive to another Google Drive, Movebot makes it simple, straightforward, and incredibly fast.

How MSPs can scope out a migration

If you're an MSP who does or wants to handle migration projects, knowing how to scope out your migration can make the process simple and straightforward.

How to Migrate a File Server to Azure

If you're looking for how to migrate a file server to Azure, this quick guide will help you get started with your migration using Movebot.

Migrating from Google Workspace to Office 365

Whether you need to move files, emails, or both, Movebot provides a simple, comprehensive solution when migrating from Google Workspace to Office 365.

How to migrate emails from Outlook to Gmail

If you're looking for a fast and simple method of how to migrate emails from Outlook to Gmail, try Movebot for an easy and straightforward solution.

Breaking: Movebot Invents Dark Matter Cabling

No one expected the invention of Dark Matter cabling, because it's literally impossible. And yet, the Movebot team does the impossible every day.

Box to Google Drive Migration

Doing a Box to Google Drive Migration is simple thanks to Movebot, with several checks and features to make sure all of your data successfully moves over.

Google Workspace to SharePoint Migration Best Practices

Make moving data from Google to SharePoint simple by following these best practices for Google Workspace to SharePoint Migrations with Movebot.

How to migrate files from Dropbox to Google Drive

If you're looking for how to migrate files from Dropbox to Google Drive without the headaches, Movebot's speed and simplicity makes this job easy.

Box to SharePoint Migration

Movebot simplifies Box to SharePoint migrations with quick and easy connections, fast transfer speeds, and a suite of data transformation features.

Dropbox to SharePoint Migration

Looking for a simple way to handle your next Dropbox to SharePoint Migration? Movebot has several features helpful features to make the migration easy.

Migrating file servers to SharePoint

Migrating file servers to SharePoint is simple with Movebot, thanks to functionality that automatically removes some of the most common challenges.

6 ways you'd be sad by not using Movebot

Find out how to avoid the sadness caused by obsolete data migration tools by using Movebot, the fastest and easiest way to migrate files and emails.

5 ways to clean up your data with Cleanup Wizard

Make data cleanup a sweeping success with Movebot's new Cleanup Wizard that can bulk delete files. Check out 5 ways it can help clean up your data!

Mailbox Mover is Here!

You wanted to move emails, and you wanted to move them with Movebot. Now you can with Mailbox Mover, a better way to move and migrate emails.

9 ways Movebot makes moving files easy

It shouldn't be hard to move files between your storage platforms. And it's not with Movebot. See 9 ways Movebot makes moving files easy.

SharePoint Migration Tool Limitations

The SharePoint migration tool limitations can be disruptive and frustrating, especially when it eats into your time and causes files to not be migrated.

SharePoint to Google Drive migrations

SharePoint to Google Drive Migrations don't have to be a challenge. Migrate your users, content, permissions, and versions with Movebot.

7 Ways to Explore your data with Movebot Explorer

Movebot's Explorer is fresh out of the water, but what can it help you discover? Find out 7 ways how Movebot can help you find the treasures in your data.

Movebot Explorer is Live!

Movebot Explorer is an evolved version of our pre-migration scan and gives you a deep dive into your data so you can learn more about your users and files.

Why you should move your file server to the cloud

Moving to the cloud offers several benefits that can make things simpler or more efficient such as greater access controls, collaboration, and lower costs.

Google Migrations in Movebot

Migrating with Google can be a challenge due to some of the unique options Google provides, but Movebot can help simplify your Google migrations.

The cost of free migration tools

Some migration tools have no fees--but that doesn't mean they're free. For complex migrations, free tools can cost more in time, labor, and functionality.

Handling data migrations during a merger or acquisition

How can you make sure data migration goes smoothly during a merger or acquisition? We have some tips to help make your data migration a success.

The 3 Steps of a Movebot Migration - PAC

How do you get ready to move your data? You have to PAC first! In Movebot, the three steps for a successful migration are Plan, Advance, and Cutover.

How much data does my business really have?

Data estimates in cloud data storage aren't always accurate. Sometimes it includes shared files a more. So how can you find out how much you actually have?

Movebot data migrations are fast—but how fast is fast?

Speed is important for data migrations. Movebot is fast--but what does that mean for you? We cover typical data transfer speeds and what can affect speed.

The Price is Right: Affordable Data Transfers with Movebot

Finding how much it costs to move your data between cloud providers can be a challenge. We keep it easy with an affordable data transfer rate of $0.75/GB

Movebot keeps data migrations simple for MSPs

Movebot aims to keep migrations simple, and the self-service tool is an excellent resource for MSPs to manage data transfer projects.

Rclone vs Movebot – The Showdown

If Rclone is free to use, why would you ever use Movebot? We break down Rclone vs Movebot and when each tool is fit for the job at hand.

Why you can’t migrate your data with the sync agent

A sync agent is designed to process small changes to files and isn't designed for large-scale migrations and can cause numerous challenges for your project

Migrating between Dropbox accounts

Moving from Dropbox to Dropbox or changing from personal to business or vice versa? Take a look at our guide for migrating between Dropbox accounts.

Movebot & Dropbox Partnership Announcement

Dropbox has announced that they have chosen Movebot as their preferred data migration solution for individuals, teams, and businesses!

Cloud Storage — Saving money with quick wins during tough times

With tough economic times ahead, your organization can save money with quick wins with cloud storage by migrating data to a new provider using Movebot.

Egnyte chooses Movebot

Egnyte chooses Movebot as their data migration partner of choice due to Movebot's ease of use, fast speed, and suite of useful features.

Google Drive to Box Migrations

Do you have Google Drive to Box Migrations on your mind? Check out how Movebot can help and help simplify your cloud data migration.

How to Migrate to Box Cloud Storage

Box cloud storage prides itself on being the leading cloud content management solution. Here's how to migrate to Box cloud storage with Movebot.

On-premises file migration to Dropbox

Move your on-premise file server to Dropbox including content, users, permissions, and versions with Movebot, the high-performance data migration tool.

Box Content Migrations

Migrate your content, users, permissions, versions with Movebot, the #1 Box Shuttle alternative. Movebot is at least 50% the price and easier to use.

File Server to SharePoint Online

Migrating from a file server to SharePoint online can be difficult and complex, regardless of how much data or how many folders you are looking to migrate.

Google Drive Migrations

Google Drive migrations can be simple and fast. But there are a couple things you need to be mindful of like daily upload limits & shared drive file limits

Fast Data Migrations with Movebot

Using some tools out there require you to stand up cloud infrastructure and still take a long time to migrate data. Get fast data migrations with Movebot.

Zero Infrastructure Migrations

Migrating data is often costly and complex enough. But it doesn't have to be. Get the migration going with zero infrastructure migrations using Movebot.

Google Drive Migration Limitations

Migrating content into Google Drive is fairly simple, but there are some Google Drive Migration limitations you need to be aware of before moving files.

Local File Server to Dropbox migrations

Migrate your users, files, drives, folders, permissions, and more from local file servers to Dropbox using Movebot's cloud-hosted content migration tool.

File Server to Google Drive Migration

Migrate your file server to Google Drive with Movebot. Easily move folders, files, drives and network storage with our self-service migration tool.

Migrating from Egnyte to Google Workspace

Migrating from Egnyte to Google Workspace is simple with Movebot. Quickly migrate your users, content, permissions, and versions from Egnyte to Google.

Large organization migrations - Using Movebot to move petabytes of data

Migrate your thousands of users and 100s of TB into a new cloud platform using Movebot. Movebot is cloud agnostic and supports large migrations.

Movebot as a Cloud FastPath Alternative

Migrate your content, users, permissions, versions with Movebot the best Cloud FastPath alternative. Movebot is affordable, simple, and fully cloud-hosted.

Google Workspace Enterprise Migrations

Simplify Google Workspace Enterprise migrations with Movebot's next-generation data moving tool. It's simple, fast, scalable, and cost-effective.

Mover Alternative

Movebot is a Mover Alternative. Migrate your users, content and metadata using Movebot's cloud-hosted migration tool. Try with no cost until you move data.

Box Migration Tool

Migrate to Box using Movebot's cloud-hosted migration tool. The simplest, most cost-effective Box migration tool for business and Enterprise users.

File Server / File Share to Egnyte migrations

Migrate your File Server users, data and content to Egnyte using a simple-to-run agent. Migrate your legacy file shares to Egnyte with Movebot.

Movebot announces file server agent

Migrate your file servers to the cloud using Movebot's easy to run Windows file server agent. Simply download, paste the key & you're good to go!

File Server / File Share to SharePoint Online migrations

Migrate your File Server to SharePoint using a simple-to-run agent. Migrate your legacy file shares quickly and easily to Sharepoint with Movebot.

Migrating from legacy file servers to Box

Migrate your File Server users, and data to Box using a simple-to-run agent. Migrate your legacy file servers to Box without the hassle with Movebot.

Moving between Dropbox and Google Drive

Migrate between Google Drive & Dropbox easily and without breaking the bank. Let Movebot do the heavy lifting for moving between Dropbox and Google Drive.

Replicate Amazon S3 to Wasabi

Looking to replicate Amazon S3 to Wasabi and want the process to be simple? - see how easy Movebot can be set up, without any software or complex hurdles.

Box to Amazon S3 transfers

Box to Amazon S3 data transfers can be simple and made easy with Movebot. your job can be running in minutes and be completed in no time!

Cloudian S3 Migrations with Movebot

Increase your customer's storage adoption rate with Cloudian S3 migrations and Movebot. Try Movebot today with a free 14-day trial.

Migrating File servers and NAS devices to Dropbox

Looking to migrate file servers and NAS devices to Dropbox? Movebot makes it easy. Follow this quick guide to see how to get your server Dropbox-ready.

Google Drive to Dropbox for Business Migrations

Planning on a Google Drive to Dropbox for Business Migration? Check out how Movebot can help with this guide to simplify your data migration plans.

Google Cloud to Wasabi Cloud Storage Migrations

Migrate from Google Cloud to Wasabi cloud to start saving now. Remove egress costs and the pain of moving thousands of TBs of data to Wasabi with Movebot.

Amazon S3 to Wasabi Cloud Storage Migrations

Migrate from Amazon S3 to Wasabi cloud to start saving now. Remove egress costs, overhead and the pain of moving thousands of TBs of data to Wasabi.

SharePoint Online Migration Best Practices

Moving into SharePoint? See Movebot's SharePoint online migration best practices to simplify and ensure your migration to SharePoint goes smoothly.

Movebot joins Dropbox as a Platform Partner

As a Dropbox Platform Partner, customers will experience a more streamlined data migration process, reduced migration time & enhanced premium support.

Simple Object Storage Migrations

Simplify your object storage migration and speed up your object storage adoption time. It's simple to migrate your data between providers with Movebot.

Data Center Storage Migrations with Movebot

Increase your customer's storage adoption rate for S3 within your data center by harnessing Movebot for data center storage migrations.

What is a delta migration?

Delta migrations move only files modified since the last migration, saving you time and money while reducing the impact of adoption into the new platform.

Cloud data migrations without the headache - keep it simple!

The days of complex processes and being afraid to move your data are gone. Use Movebot for cloud data migration without the headache!

Egnyte - The Cloud File Server

Migrate to Egnyte and retain permissions, metadata, versioning and data structure. Movebot keeps it simple and with zero risk at affordable rates.

Migrating to Egnyte

Migrate to Egnyte and retain permissions, metadata, versioning and data structure. Movebot keeps it simple and zero risk. Egnyte migrations are affordable.

How to move your Team from G-Suite to Dropbox for Business

Moving one storage drive from one provider to another is one challenge, but how about moving your entire team, or better yet — your organization?

Converting Google Drive File Types

Converting files to Google Drive format can mess up your formatting. Movebot gives the option to move your files and keep them in their original file type.

How to move your Team from G-Suite to Box cloud storage

Moving your own Google drive to Box is one challenge, but how about moving your entire team, or better yet — your organization?

Couchdrop joins Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program

As a Google Cloud Partner, customers will experience a more streamlined data migration process, reduced migration time & enhanced premium support.

Migrating between Google Drive and OneDrive

Migrate between Google Drive and OneDrive easily, simply, and without breaking the bank. Let Movebot do the heavy lifting for you!

Quick Facts: Why you should look at moving file servers to the cloud

Quick facts on why you should move your data from on-premises to the cloud. The positive impact on you and your business can be phenomenal.

New Kiwi cloud tool Movebot a huge game-changer

A new Christchurch tech company has designed a New Zealand-first game-changing cloud migration tool, Movebot, which can shift massive amounts of data.

How good is Wasabi cloud storage?

How good is Wasabi cloud storage versus the likes of Amazon S3, Azure Blob and Google Cloud Storage? See our take on Wasabi for cloud storage here.

Move data between clouds at 1/10th of the price

Moving between cloud data providers doesn't have to be expensive. Movebot can help you move data between clouds at 1/10th the cost of some competitors.

Reasons people and teams move clouds

Since COVID an increasingly number of other reasons people and teams move from one cloud provider to another has come to light. We cover some reasons here.

Should you move to Google Drive?

Is Google Drive right for you and your organization? Find out some benefits of why you should move to Google Drive to see if it's right for you.

How to find out how much data you have in your cloud

Looking to migrate your data but want to know how much it will cost or how much data you have to move in your cloud? Check this quick guide to find out.

Blockchain S3 Storage with Filebase

Blockchain storage is appearing rapidly across the market. So what does it mean for S3 storage with filebase, and how can Movebot help?

On-Premise Storage to the Cloud: The Easy Way

There is no better time than now, to migrate your on-premise storage to the cloud. Let Movebot help your organization get the benefits of the cloud.