Test and troubleshoot an upgrade to SharePoint Server 2016

APPLIES TO: 2013 2016 2019 Subscription Edition SharePoint in Microsoft 365

Before you upgrade from SharePoint Server 2013 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) to SharePoint Server 2016, you should take time to test an upgrade process and understand the issues that you might face in an actual upgrade. After you perform a test upgrade, or after you upgrade your actual databases, you might find issues that have to be addressed. After you address issues, you can restart the upgrade to try again.

The following articles provide information about how to test and troubleshoot upgrade.

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Troubleshoot site collection upgrade issues in SharePoint Server 2016	Follow these recommendations to troubleshoot any issues that occur during a site collection upgrade. You can also look up common issues and discover how to address them.