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Declutter Teams file storage location
Teams creates two parallel folders in the root of my OneDrive folder:
- Microsoft Teams Chat Files
- Microsoft Teams Data
Two folders for one app in any root is clutter!
A correct place may be under Documents or Temp under OneDrive - and Teams may use *one* folder, not two.
How can I change this?
I find no registry settings for Teams, and the JSONs under %appdata% contains nothing on file location.
- AFAIK you can’t change this location currently!
You can create a uservoice or vote if there’s an existing one for this:
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/
I just received a notification that ChrisHoardMVP accepted adam deltingers answer as a solution.
I don't know how this Microsoft Tech Community works, but I think it odd that somebody else should (or could) accept as a solution a reply that does not answer my question.
It is fair that Adam don't know how to change where Teams stores its files - I don't either - and it's fair that I can vote for adding a functionality to let this be configurable in Uservioice.
None of this provides an answer to my question though, and I would think it most appropriate to let it stand unanswered?
- Hi Engoh,
Thanks for your comment.
These two folders are by design - that was what Adam is saying. If you wanted to see this changed and consolidated into a single folder - what you call clutter, the way to effect functionality change in Teams is to submit a uservoice. The uservoice gets voted on and that is reviewed by the product team. Obviously, there are thousands of uservoices, but uservoice has brought about - amongst other things - private channels, multi-window, app policies, and a whole lot of other functionality.
The correct response here in this string is to raise a uservoice to effect change. I agree with you would be better through a single folder.
In terms of who can accept the right answer. Within the Tech Community, this is the person who raises the questions, or MVP's and Administrators can do this too.
Hope that makes sense. Adam recommended the right course of action in this case.
Best, Chris Hi! You as the initial poster can undo the best response!
Although in this case the simple answer is that these locations aren't customizable!
- The Microsoft Teams Chat Files is the current folder that is used. I believe the Microsoft Teams Data is the old one that can be removed if you don't need anything in that folder and it should not recreate.
- Well, nevermind, this must be another new folder popping in. Seems wiki related so far..... yeah, that is rather annoying :).
- AFAIK you can’t change this location currently!
You can create a uservoice or vote if there’s an existing one for this:
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/
