diff --git a/docs/articles/data_storage.rst b/docs/articles/data_storage.rst
index 177249ea7..14fb6bf28 100644
--- a/docs/articles/data_storage.rst
+++ b/docs/articles/data_storage.rst
@@ -198,61 +198,78 @@ Putting all the migration pieces together
 -----------------------------------------
   .. code-block::
 
-    import os
-    import synapseutils
-    import synapseclient
-
-    my_synapse_project_or_folder_to_migrate = "syn123"
-
-    external_bucket_name = "my-external-synapse-bucket"
-    external_bucket_base_key = "path/within/bucket/"
-
-    # # a path on disk where this utility can create a sqlite database to store its index.
-    # # nothing needs to exist at this path, but it must be a valid path on a volume with sufficient
-    # # disk space to store a meta data listing of all the contents in the indexed entity.
-    # # a rough rule of thumb is 100kB per 1000 entities indexed.
-    db_path = os.path.expanduser(f"~/synapseMigration/{my_synapse_project_or_folder_to_migrate}_my.db")
-
-    syn = synapseclient.Synapse()
-
-    # # Log-in with ~.synapseConfig `authToken`
-    syn.login()
-
-    # The project or folder I want to migrate everything to this S3 storage location
-    project_or_folder = syn.get(my_synapse_project_or_folder_to_migrate)
-
-    project_or_folder, storage_location, project_setting = syn.create_s3_storage_location(
-        # Despite the KW argument name, this can be a project or folder
-        folder=project_or_folder,
-        bucket_name=external_bucket_name,
-        base_key=external_bucket_base_key,
-    )
-
-    # The id of the destination storage location being migrated to
-    storage_location_id = storage_location["storageLocationId"]
-    print(
-        f"Indexing: {project_or_folder.id} for migration to storage_id: {storage_location_id} at: {db_path}"
-    )
-
-    result = synapseutils.index_files_for_migration(
-        syn,
-        project_or_folder.id,
-        storage_location_id,
-        db_path,
-        file_version_strategy="all",
-    )
-
-    print(f"Indexing result: {result.get_counts_by_status()}")
-
-    print("Migrating files...")
-
-    result = synapseutils.migrate_indexed_files(
-        syn,
-        db_path,
-        force=True,
-    )
+   import os
+   import synapseutils
+   import synapseclient
+   
+   my_synapse_project_or_folder_to_migrate = "syn123"
+   
+   external_bucket_name = "my-external-synapse-bucket"
+   external_bucket_base_key = "path/within/bucket/"
+   
+   my_user_id = "1234"
+   
+   # # a path on disk where this utility can create a sqlite database to store its index.
+   # # nothing needs to exist at this path, but it must be a valid path on a volume with sufficient
+   # # disk space to store a meta data listing of all the contents in the indexed entity.
+   # # a rough rule of thumb is 100kB per 1000 entities indexed.
+   db_path = os.path.expanduser(
+       f"~/synapseMigration/{my_synapse_project_or_folder_to_migrate}_my.db"
+   )
+   
+   syn = synapseclient.Synapse()
+   
+   # # Log-in with ~.synapseConfig `authToken`
+   syn.login()
+   
+   # The project or folder I want to migrate everything to this S3 storage location
+   project_or_folder = syn.get(my_synapse_project_or_folder_to_migrate)
+   
+   project_or_folder, storage_location, project_setting = syn.create_s3_storage_location(
+       # Despite the KW argument name, this can be a project or folder
+       folder=project_or_folder,
+       bucket_name=external_bucket_name,
+       base_key=external_bucket_base_key,
+   )
+   
+   # The id of the destination storage location being migrated to
+   storage_location_id = storage_location["storageLocationId"]
+   print(
+       f"Indexing: {project_or_folder.id} for migration to storage_id: {storage_location_id} at: {db_path}"
+   )
+   
+   try:
+       result = synapseutils.index_files_for_migration(
+           syn,
+           project_or_folder.id,
+           storage_location_id,
+           db_path,
+           file_version_strategy="all",
+       )
+   
+       print(f"Indexing result: {result.get_counts_by_status()}")
+   
+       print("Migrating files...")
+   
+       result = synapseutils.migrate_indexed_files(
+           syn,
+           db_path,
+           force=True,
+       )
+   
+       print(f"Migration result: {result.get_counts_by_status()}")
+       syn.sendMessage(
+           userIds=[my_user_id],
+           messageSubject=f"Migration success for {project_or_folder.id}",
+           messageBody=f"Migration result: {result.get_counts_by_status()}",
+       )
+   except Exception as e:
+       syn.sendMessage(
+           userIds=[my_user_id],
+           messageSubject=f"Migration failed for {project_or_folder.id}",
+           messageBody=f"Migration failed with error: {e}",
+       )
 
-    print(f"Migration result: {result.get_counts_by_status()}")
 
 The result of running this should look like
   .. code-block::