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This page is dedicated to users of Compute Canada clusters concerned by the process of data migration. It is also useful for other users since it explains how to proceed when it comes to transfer your data from one place to another between Compute Canada facilities and its regional partners ([http://www.ace-net.ca/ ACENET], [http://www.calculquebec.ca/en/ Calcul Quebec], [http://computeontario.ca/ Compute Ontario] and [https://www.westgrid.ca/ WestGrid]). You will find the best practices and useful links related to [[https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Archiving_and_Compressing_Data_for_Migration|Data Archiving]] and [[https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Globus|Data Transfer]] or data migration. In this page, you will find some tips, instructions and links on how to prepare your data and archives to facilitate the migration process. Cleaning your directories and archiving your data is part of migration process. Here, we give you some information and tips on what to do before, during and after the migration process.