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.
Marcus Culver
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Thank you for your feedback! The team has reviewed this request and has added it to our backlog for both Standard (Public) to Private and Private to Standard (Public) channel conversion. We will share an update as soon as it’s available.
558 comments
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Anonymous
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It is needed!
I wonder how somebody decided NOT to implement this feature. -
Anonymous
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Has this happened yet?
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Anonymous
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Yes - definitely need this option
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Anonymous
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Yes, please, very much needed!
There are posts on this from last year. How come it enters the backlog only on Aug 2020???? -
Anonymous
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Has this feature been updated in TEAMS yet? It is very frustrating to have created a team channel as private and now need to make it public and the other way around.
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Gagan Dubey
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Hi Team,
Inside the Channel no feature is available "convert standard to private type". its only available only Team.
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CAC
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this would be very useful!
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Anonymous
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I already created a Wiki full of guides to a private channel which I would like to make public now.
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Anonymous
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I have all my teams private except for one... don't know how it happened. I really need this feature to change to private! HELP!!!!
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Anonymous
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This function is important since we are early adopter of team and the default is standard, now the team grows and no way to change to Private. Please do support this conversion.
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Caitlin
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Please do add this! Because I need to schedule a recurring meeting within one of my private channels, I now have to recreate the channel as public and add all members again in order to schedule it. This would definitely save me time and grief. Thank you!
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Ariel Ka commented
✅ This feature should be availabe soon (very soon) with SphereShield Channel Management by AGAT
https://agatsoftware.com/microsoft-teams-channel-management/ 👍 -
Anonymous
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When this feature will be available?
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Anonymous
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This would be a great feature, since some of the channels I create are part of an internal "marketing" process, which means I would like to control, when the channel goes 'live' in the organisation, so I can orchestrate it with other initiatives.
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Anonymous
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I'm adding my voice in this request. I really do need to convert a channel from public to private. Thank you Florian
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Anonymous
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I'm adding my voice as well.
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Anonymous
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I'm adding my voice in this request. I really do need to convert a channel from public to private. Thank you
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Anonymous
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It have to delete all channels that I have created to create new ones with private status and once deleted, I cannot use the same name again. It says the channel already exist although it has been deleted. Really upsetting this old fashion tool. Unfortunately I am forced by my company to use it and not another one more user-friendly
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Anonymous
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please hurry. This feature is well needed.
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Anonymous
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Agree with the comments below. Encouraged to use Teams, started, liked, overzealous, created dozens of teams with channels, then realised some of the channels held sensitive info and not relevant to certain team members (eg members outside my organisation), tried to amend status and failed. Please hurry.