supported migration scenarios

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The tag 'supported migration scenarios' on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's official guidance for moving mailboxes and data within Exchange Online and hybrid environments. A key thread discusses that using New-MoveRequest for intra-tenant mailbox moves is not supported and is actively discouraged by Microsoft's Exchange engineering team. Such manual moves bypass service automation, expose mailboxes to risk, and will not be reliably supported. The tag focuses on understanding which migration methods are endorsed by Microsoft, particularly for Exchange Online, and highlights the importance of following supported paths to avoid issues with support and reliability.
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    Avoid Intra Tenant New MoveRequest in Exchange Online

    Microsoft's Exchange engineering team has made a clear — and important — clarification for Exchange Online administrators: using New-MoveRequest to force local mailbox moves inside the same tenant or datacenter is not supported and is actively discouraged. While the cmdlet still exists and can...
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