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Disabled user move files to activate account - how are people doing it
When a user is disabled in Entra ID, I normally MANUALLY copy / delete the files to another OneDrive For Business account, often their manager. I use a 3rd party tool to copy from the disabled use a...
Via the built-in tools, you can only copy it to a shared repository (i.e. SPO Group/team site). And it's also limited to 500MB at a time... so not the best choice. Neither is syncing to the local device IMO. I'd recommend using a PnP-based script instead, Copy-PnPFile/Copy-PnPFolder and their Move- siblings should do.
Thank you for taking the time to reply. So when a person is no longer with the company, you use PnP to move the files? I use a 3rd party to COPY the files, yet if I have 500GB of data, for example, as it is a person's OneDrive for Business with their Desktop, Documents, Pictures, it could be large. The Copy-PnPFile or Folder is the only way?
It's not the only way, just the preferred one :)
