Box consultation and instructions for moving data to OneDrive for Business or SharePoint should these be a more suitable storage solution for your date needs. 

Moving data from Box to OneDrive for Business

1. Download the Box Sync tool and log in using Single Sign On (SSO) and your College Email account (@imperial.ac.uk)

2. OneDrive for Business is installed by default on Windows 10 PCs. Use the Search Box on the bottom-left of your desktop to find the application. Windows 7 and macOS users will need to download and install OneDrive. Note: When signing in to Microsoft’s OneDrive portal, use your username@ic.ac.uk email address. 

3. Now you have both OneDrive and Box on your device, files and folders can be easily transferred using File Explorer or Finder to drag and drop entire folders and files.

Note: Names in the Microsoft file system must be less than 400 characters and certain characters are not permissible (e.g " * : < > ? / \ |).

Moving data from Box to SharePoint

In SharePoint use the Sync icon to view the files using File Explorer or Finder. Files and folders can now be transferred to your SharePoint site with simple drag and drop.

Note: Be careful when deleting files from the Sync Folder on your PC. A staging folder can be created in SharePoint to avoid unexpected deletion of files in the intended target SharePoint site. Find out more about safely unlinking folders by reading this guide.