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Mark_Block
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Nov 17, 2022
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Chat storage size

I need to determine how much storage is used for Teams chats including attachments. I need this for both chats and channels.  Ideally, I would use existing admin reports but I can also write PS scripts.

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  • ChristianJBergstrom's avatar
    ChristianJBergstrom
    Nov 23, 2022

    Channel chats 'records' are actually written to the group mailbox, but attachments being stored in SharePoint 😉 and just for the record for anyone else reading this, 1:1 and group chat attachments are stored in OneDrive.

     

    Misunderstanding from the beginning Mark_Block Thought you literally were after chat storage, not attachment storage in chats/conversations.

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      Mark_Block
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 17, 2022

      Hi ChristianJBergstrom,

       

      Thanks for the link.  That article contains a lot of useful information but doesn't talk specifically about how to determine how much storage is currently in use. (Remember, I need to know how much storage is used specifically by chats.)  It possibly points to the beginning of the answer since it tells where things are stored but doesn't describe the process for adding the current size of all the locations.

       

      I think the answer will probably be to write some PS scripts to get the storage metrics for both SP Teams sites, (for channels), and all online mailboxes that contain user/group chats.

       

      Please let me know if you run across any other clues.

       

      Thanks

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