Preparing for identity synchronization by using IdFix

IdFix is Microsoft’s tool for detecting common issues with on-premises AD identity data. While it doesn’t fix all errors, it is able to identify and remediate data formatting errors so that objects have valid data to synchronize.

IdFix supports the following features:

• Transaction rollback
• Verbose logging
• Exporting data to the CSV and LDF formats for offline review and editing

To get started with the tool, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to https://aka.ms/idfix.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Next.
3. Review the prerequisites for the tool. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Next.
4. Click setup.exe to download the file and start the installation.
5. After the installation wizard starts, click Install.
6. Acknowledge the IdFix privacy statement by clicking OK.
7. IdFix, by default, targets the entire directory. You can select Settings (the gear icon) to change...