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Is it possible to disable the Files tab from the Chat Window in Teams
Through Microsoft teams, our plan is to encourage our staff teams to go to their Teams location or Channel locations to manage their files. We do not want them to unintentionally associate group chat...
mlauff I totally agree with this. Microsoft REALLY needs to add this feature. I've been NOT using Teams for YEARS because of the complication it's going to cause as it instantly gives users another place to squirrel away files and NOT put them in the file server project folders.
We can't move away from our file server right now due to information/document tracking software that is tied to our file server and does not tie to other cloud storage silos like OneDrive or Sharepoint.
C'mon Microsoft, let me turn that tab off and you'll have a new Teams customer.
Agree. I was googling “how do I hide MS Teams file tabs” … disappointed but not surprised it hasn’t been fixed. There are no admin features. The site and channel creation capabilities add an infinite number of alternate realities. One constructed for order and governance in existing Sharepoints and the Teams layer that puts the same users and content into chaos.