PC already moved to Azure AD.

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   Hello,
I have Powershell scripts that remove our PC from domain, create local Admin account thats new, then Joins PC to Azure AD.

What I want is to manually migrate the old Domain Profile that still exist on the PC to Azure AD profile.

Do I login in with their Azure Profile first then log out and Log back in as the local admin account that has rights to all profiles.

Or do I log in as the local admin account and manually run Profile Wizard and do what?

On page 72 of the PDF it says you can use User Profile Wizard to migrate profiles to Azure AD accounts before or after you join the machine to your Azure AD organization. But doesn't give instructions.

The Azure account of our users don't have admin rights to other profiles just so you know.

Edited by ryanpatrick1012 - 17 Oct 2023 at 7:15pm

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ryanpatrick1012 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Oct 2023 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote ryanpatrick1012 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: PC already moved to Azure AD. Posted: 17 Oct 2023 at 7:14pm
	Hello, I have Powershell scripts that remove our PC from domain, create local Admin account thats new, then Joins PC to Azure AD. What I want is to manually migrate the old Domain Profile that still exist on the PC to Azure AD profile. Do I login in with their Azure Profile first then log out and Log back in as the local admin account that has rights to all profiles. Or do I log in as the local admin account and manually run Profile Wizard and do what? On page 72 of the PDF it says you can use User Profile Wizard to migrate profiles to Azure AD accounts before or after you join the machine to your Azure AD organization. But doesn't give instructions. The Azure account of our users don't have admin rights to other profiles just so you know. Edited by ryanpatrick1012 - 17 Oct 2023 at 7:15pm

Support Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1809	Post Options Post Reply Quote Support Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Oct 2023 at 10:08am
	Hi, As you mention, you can join the computer to Azure before or after you migrate the profile to the new account, but you should not log on to the new account before you migrate the profile to it. You can log in as a local admin account, migrate the profile to the new Azure account and then join the computer to Azure. If you are using the Professional or Corporate Edition of the Wizard, it can automate joining the computer to Azure for you by installing a Provisioning Package. Otherwise, if you are using the free editon, or choose not to use a Provisioning Package, you can join the computer to Azure yourself in Settings. If you have any problems, please contact us at support@ with your config file (if applicable) and the migration log and any further details and we'll be happy to help. Many thanks, Support.

jaserand Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Nov 2023 Location: Az Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote jaserand Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Nov 2023 at 4:15pm
	I followed thei information here from SIKICH website. After choosing the local profile and then providing the Azure AD login info. It migrates all of the local files just fine. You would think. They are there. I relized though, that it didn't really migrate the files to the new AD user folders. All it did was remap the User AD folders to the name of the local user folders. Does the corporate version do the same thing? I don't want to purchase the professional version if it's just going to do the same thing. "JOINING THE COMPUTER TO AZURE AD Before running the tool, the computer will need to be part of a WORKGROUP. Ensure that you have a local admin account. If the PC is joined to a domain, convert the PC to being part of a WORKGROUP. Sign into your local admin account. Join the computer to Azure AD using the following steps: Settings > Access Work or School > Click Connect > Select “Join this device to Azure Active Directory” > Enter the user’s email and password > Select sign in > Click Join > Sign out of the local admin account > Sign in with the AAD account using email/password." USING FORENSIT TO MIGRATE PROFILES TO AZURE AD Download the tool from: https://www.forensit.com/downloads.html. Choose the following download: “Download User Profile Wizard R24 Freeware Edition for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows 7.” Run Profwiz.exe from within the users AAD account. Once you’ve clicked through the installer, there is an option to “Launch User Profile Wizard Freeware Edition.” Choose “Local Computer (the computer this wizard is running on).” Select the user profile you want to migrate into the AAD account. In the example below, “C:\Users\sue” should be the profile that has the data that will be migrated into the new AAD account. If you are unsure, you can always follow the path to ensure the users’ data is contained in that folder before proceeding."
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Support Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1809	Post Options Post Reply Quote Support Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Nov 2023 at 4:56pm
	Hi, The software does not move, copy or delete any data. Instead it configures the existing profile “in place” so that it can be used by the user’s new account. The Freeware edition will not rename the profile folder, however the Professional and Corporate Edition will do (if configured to do so). Please note, the post appears to instruct you to log in to the new Azure account before you migrate the profile to it - you should not do that. You can join the computer to Azure before or after you migarate the profile, but you should not log in to the new account before you have migrated the profile. There is a link to download the Freeware User Guide when you install the software, and here is a link. https://www.forensit.com/Downloads/User%20Profile%20Wizard%20Freeware%20Edition%20User%20Guide.pdf Many thanks, Support.

jaserand Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Nov 2023 Location: Az Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote jaserand Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 Nov 2023 at 8:15pm
	Thank you for the reply. I tried it again without logging into the AD user first. It still keeps the old local user folders as the folders Azure AD user uses. I am fine with that. Since, doing it this way. The Azure AD user doesn't create it's own new folder. So, no extra folders to worry about or get confused with while one drive syncs. Thanks for the help. Jase
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