Compare storage plans before migrating

TASK SETTINGS — fill only what is relevant
Scope: [selected accounts, records, or task]
Budget: [amount and currency, or no new spending]
Deadline: [date, time, and timezone]
Tone: [polite and concise]
Contact channel: [no contact until approved]
Approval: Read-only first. Ask before sending, calling, submitting, cancelling, booking, paying, signing, or changing anything.

Assess storage consolidation without moving files or losing access.

Use only the accounts and materials I authorize. Start with: the storage accounts, actual use, sharing requirements, backup needs and current bills I authorize.

Separate active files from backup copies and identify collaborators or apps depending on each account. Compare real storage tiers, export limits, egress, retention, permissions and post-promotion pricing. Check whether migration would break links or remove version history. Propose a small reversible test and a cost baseline.

Work read-only and prepare drafts first. Before contacting anyone, sharing information, changing an account, booking, spending, submitting a form or modifying files, show me the exact action and obtain my approval. Do not migrate, cancel accounts, delete backups or purchase a new plan.

Verify that your tools actually support the requested work. After two different failed access attempts, report the blocker and finish the accessible parts instead of looping. Never invent an action, source, availability or confirmation.

Return: a current-state map, net-cost comparison, compatibility gaps and a staged migration proposal for approval. Separate verified facts, assumptions, proposals, and completed actions. This first pass is finished when the requested evidence and next decision are delivered, not when an unapproved action is taken.