Microsoft Whiteboard: Azure to OneDrive migration progress update

The migration of Microsoft Whiteboard storage from Azure to OneDrive has begun and will reach all tenants by the end of August 2025. This change enhances data accessibility, security, and compliance by aligning Whiteboard storage with OneDrive’s enterprise-grade capabilities.

How this affects your organization

Any user who launches an eligible Whiteboard client (Windows app, Microsoft Teams desktop/web, or web app) will automatically initiate a non-blocking migration of their Azure-stored whiteboards to OneDrive.

Once migration is complete, users will see their boards listed under OneDrive. Boards that fail to migrate will appear in a separate Not migrated section in the board picker.

Following full flighting, we aim to continue supporting the migration experience for an additional six months. After February 2026, Azure-backed whiteboards that have not been migrated will no longer be accessible, as support for Azure board storage will be discontinued.

Actions for users:

1. Open the Whiteboard app to check if migration has started.

2. Allow migration to complete and validate board contents.

3. If any issues are found, please report them within 90 days of migration completion. After this period, migrated Azure-stored boards will be permanently deleted.

Action item for Admins:

1. Use the latest PowerShell cmdlets to monitor migration status and identify users whose boards remain in Azure.

2. Encourage users to open the Whiteboard app to initiate migration.