Ability to archive channels
Would be nice if we had the ability to archive channels. For example: we created a channel for a specific project. Once the project is complete, we can archive that channel or at least move it out of the primary view. I could see the channel list getting large and clunky quickly with multiple projects many of which are complete.
Also, when a conversation in the channel is complete it should be archived or hidden.

This item remains on the backlog.
961 comments
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Martin commented
This feature is absolutely essential!
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Bosse commented
Any updates ? Missing this functionality.
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Ronda commented
This would be a great improvement to Teams. With working remotely for almost a year and based on still managing COVID it will be that way for a while. Teams has become our main forum communicate and to organize our project communications. The Channels have become extremely large and communications are harder to find so if I were to ask for anything to improve it would be the ability to hide or archive communication threads. I think it important to be able to go back to them for a reference as needed based on content so deleting is not an option for us. I look forward to this in the near future I hope. Thank you
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Anonymous commented
Will this make it into development before its Birthday?
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Amanda commented
This should be prioritized and will vastly improve channel functionality.
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Mark Bradford commented
Really surprised to discover this is not a feature. Seems like such a basic ask. Please deliver this!
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Anonymous commented
Just voted for this one. 17,680 people can not be all wrong I think ;).
With Covid19 our use of Teams has intensified and we're really reaching the limits of our channel list.
Removing a channel has too much impact. All it has to do is not appear in the channel list but be discoverable when you need to dig up something from the past.
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Anonymous commented
This needs to be prioritized.
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Chris Conley commented
Any update on this?
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Kellan commented
We NEED this! So many executives are going into old chats from meetings and replying, stirs up all kinds of confusion.
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Miller Lowe commented
+1
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Anonymous commented
Seriously? We can't archive channels? Come on Microsoft.
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Anonymous commented
It would definitely be a benefit to archive a conversation in a channel!
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Robert commented
yes = and raise the number of private channels
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Anonymous commented
Yes, we need this on private channels since the private channel limit is so low.
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A Hendricks commented
Yes, please!
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Jake L. commented
https://agatsoftware.com/microsoft-teams-channel-management/
It can move, merge, copy, archive and export channels
In addition, can change channels from private to public and vice versa
Also available in Microsoft Appsource -
Anonymous commented
Yes please add ASAP
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Jake commented
Not sure if this is the place to up-vote something but, yes, please add!
Also if it hasn't been mentioned, but using some combination of "hide" and pinning might help create the about of visibility you would like to see for that channel.
Channels have those features; I don't think conversations do.
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Anonymous commented
We need this please