In some migrations, the migration tool reports that certain items from a SharePoint list or document library were not migrated. The reported mismatch typically shows a one-item difference between the “Source Item Count” and the “Discovered Item Count.”
However, when verified directly in SharePoint or by exporting items from the source library, the number of discoverable items matches the “Discovered Item Count,” not the “Source Item Count” reported by the Client-Side Object Model (CSOM).
This can cause confusion, as the migration report suggests a failure when all available items were actually migrated successfully.
This behavior is due to a known issue with Microsoft SharePoint Online where: