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ilcesco
Copper Contributor
Mar 05, 2022

Convert Teams Private Channel into New Teams Group

Hi All,

I have a private channel into a Team Group but now I reached the maximum level of members allowed into a Private Channel.

I understood that it is not possible to increase the 250 limit # of members for a private channel but my community is bigger so I need a dedicate Teams Group.

 

Question:

is there a way to convert this private channel into a new Teams Groups or I need to create a new one from scratch, enter all 250 users, move all the files already into the private channel? This will require lots of time. Any suggestion?

 

Thanks

 

microsoft teams

7 Replies

  • anasstechtime's avatar
    anasstechtime
    MCT
    Mar 07, 2022
    Unfortunatly for now , there is no way to work around it , when you create a private channel , you are creating a whole new sharepoint site on the back .. You have to create a new channel .
    PS : even if you are cloning a team to a new one , private channels won't be included .
    • key_P's avatar
      key_P
      Copper Contributor
      Aug 05, 2022
      Is there a link from Microsoft site or documentation that confirms that they do not offer tool or feature to convert Channel to a Team?
      • MagnusGoksoyrOLDProfile's avatar
        MagnusGoksoyrOLDProfile
        Bronze Contributor
        Aug 05, 2022

        key_P Unfortunately, there is no functionality to convert a channel to become a Team. Thus, there is probably no documentation on it either.

        Regards, Magnus

  • rfavini's avatar
    rfavini
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 07, 2022
    Once it was not possible. Lately I have seen that in "Edit team" it's possible to change the type from private to public and vice versa.

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