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Make public channel private

It would be nice to convert some of our already established channels to private now the feature is available in the same way it may be desired to de-classify a private channel to public at some point too.

Currently a channel privacy can only be set during creation.

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  • MrMan commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We need this you lose all your conv history often times you dont know in advance and if the conv has already started dont want to re-create everything

  • Brett Varnam commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Key functionality missing to encourage greater use of Teams in our enterprise, last update nearly a year ago, come on Microsoft!

  • Mike Smit commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    It's really annoying you can't change the channel form Private to Public especially when the project is finished or a ongoing project and you need share with the Public.

  • Anna Holaday commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Just adding to the ongoing ask of an ETA for this feature update. I am starting a new fiscal as the manager of numerous field projects with many different SPOCs and team members. I need to change these public channels to private to streamline the workflow for the project members.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is a really relevant feature and seems a no-brainer to implement in the short-term. Thanks.

  • Volker commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is a really urgent need for my support organisation! When will this be implemented?
    Volker Dörsam
    Head of Support DACH
    Compusoftgroup.com

  • Michu commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Any updates about the channel conversion? We need to change an existing public channel to a private channel.

  • Kevin B commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I understand the complication with regards to Private Channels being separate SP sites etc... but This is a fundamental requirement of this sort of collaborative tool. Teams and usage will always evolve. I have a Private team that I need to now allow outside members access to a Public (Standard) Channel. I need to change the Team to Public, and then all the existing channels to Private - or Add all the users (via group) to the Private Team, but then secure all the existing Channels that are public within the private Team - otherwise the new members will see the content! Its so complicated! And setting up another Team just to do this is overkill... we need to keep control over the number of Teams that are being created so that it doesn't become unmanageable.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is really an important feature, if you decide to add external gusts to already existing teams and if you want to keep internals internal.

  • Dave commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Any updates about this? We start to work with TEams (changing from Webex) and this is one of the missing things....

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