

RoboCopy, as a trusted, Windows-based copy tool, has the home-turf advantage when it comes to copying files at full fidelity. AzCopy is a "born-in-the-cloud" tool that can be used to move data as long as the target is in Azure storage. RoboCopy uses any version of the SMB protocol. Premium file shares (FileStorage), LRS/ZRSĪzCopy and RoboCopy are two fundamentally different file copy tools. Look through the table of migration guides to find the migration that best suits your needs. There are many different migration routes for different source and deployment combinations.


No caching files on-premises: Because the final goal is to use the Azure file shares directly in the cloud, there's no plan to use Azure File Sync.Migration route: From source storage ⇒ Windows machine with RoboCopy ⇒ Azure file share.Data sources: Any source supporting the SMB protocol, such as Network Attached Storage (NAS), Windows or Linux servers, another Azure file share, and many more.
