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Migrate From

Jump Drives

Universal Migrator makes leaving Jump Drives easy.

Where do you want to migrate Jump Drives to?

Who do you want to do your migration?

Do It Yourself

starts at

$3,500

For organizations with available IT personnel.

What you'll need:

An IT Person who knows SQL

A dedicated computer for migrations

What you'll get:

Access to the Universal Migrator software

Prebuilt mappings and training on how to use them

Unlimited 9/5 Support

Direct access to the Universal Migrator developers

Have lots of projects?  Join our Partner Program.

Partners get unlimited access to our tools.

Hire a Partner

Full-Service White-Glove implementations start at 

$4,500

For organizations who just want to get it done.

What you'll need to do:

Pick a partner (we'll recommend one)

Pick a migration date

What you'll get:

A vetted partner ideal for your project

Confidence knowing your project is handled right

The easiest migration you've ever had.

"Write a check and get it done."

Most partners deliver full implementations within 72 hours of being hired.

Have Questions?

Schedule a free consultation.

What a Migration Specialist Should Know

about 

Jump Drives

Jump Drives is a:


This means Jump Drives typically runs as desktop software within the firm's office on employee PCs, however, some firms may use an IT provider that hosts Jump Drives on a remote server in a remote datacenter. In this scenario, firm members may RDP, TeamViewer, RemoteApp, or Screen Connect to a remote PC where they access Jump Drives. In this scenario, some people may say that Jump Drives runs 'in the cloud', however, it is really just a desktop application running on someone else's equipment.

Desktop-Based Application

Universal Migrator extracts data from Jump Drives via:

File-Share Connections

Other Notes:


In Jump Drives, some contacts only have a "Full Name" field and nothing absolutely identifies it as being a person or a company. Universal Migrator will attempt to determine whether a name looks like a person's name or a company name. The Migration Specialist and the Firm Administrator should review this and make any tweaks if necessary.

Contact Name Assist

The following credentials are required:


The Migration Specialist will need the Administrator username and password into the Jump Drives file server in order to extract your documents.
This should be the Administrator account and not another account that has administrative access.

Admin Credentials into the Jump Drives File Server

The computer used to migrate from Jump Drives:


Because Jump Drives is a desktop-based application and documents represent a majority of the data that will need to be transferred, the computer used for the migration should be near the same device that stores the documents.

Should be located near the Documents

In order to migrate from Jump Drives:


A member of the firm will need to complete a small spreadsheet mapping users from Jump Drives to users in the new system.

The Firm Administrator must complete a User Mapping spreadsheet.

The following people are required for a migration from Jump Drives:


The Migration Specialist is the person who will be performing this migration. They may be a member of Universal Migrator's own Internal Migration Team or any IT professional who has completed the Universal Consultant training program.

Migration Specialist


The Firm Administrator is a member of the law firm who can serve as a dedicated point of contact, make decisions, and answer any questions the Migration Consultant may have. This person should be readily available and is typically the managing partner or office manager of the firm.

Firm Administrator


The Firm IT Administrator is the person responsible for setting up and managing the firm's IT equipment. Sometimes this is an employee of the firm but usually this is an employee of a third-party IT services provider.

Firm IT Administrator

To migrate from Jump Drives, the Migration Specialist needs:

A Universal Migrator Subscription

Migration tools for Jump Drives are available to:

IT Professionals with an active Diamond Migration Specialist subscription

IT Professionals with an active Gold Migration Specialist subscription

IT Professionals with an active Silver Migration Specialist subscription

IT Professionals with an active Bronze Migration Specialist subscription

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