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Moving files between private and non-private channels inside the same Team
Hi maclura,
In the new file experience, you can move files in Teams between a private channel and a standard channel and vice versa. However, currently you cannot move folders, so if you need to move a folder or folder structure then recreate it in the destination channel and move the files into the required folder.
You may or may not have the new file experience currently as it is rolling out globally. See Microsoft 365 Roadmap
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?featureid=30548Blog to move files in the new file experience is here
https://microsoft365pro.co.uk/2020/01/09/teams-real-simple-with-pictures-easily-moving-team-and-personal-files-using-move/
If you don't have the new experience yet, you may need to wait a little longer. If you can't wait you could always look at a workaround to sync the Teams to the local desktop and move them that way.
Hope that answers your question
Best, Chris
Bad news, at the time of this post you cannot move folders within teams, only files.
Good news, you can do this within SharePoint .
Open the SharePoint site containing the folder you want to move. Use the circle to the left to select the folder(s) you are trying to move. Then use either ‘Move to’ button, opening the move wizard on the right side of the screen. Then, click on 'Browse Sites'. Here comes the annoying part... Next, keep clicking on either ‘show more’ button until you see the private channel show up in the list. It will look something like team name – private channel name . Click on that Team, then you can choose a destination within the private channel document library.
Basically, a Private Channel is its own SharePoint site. Meaning there is a separate document library for all private channels. You can see the different URLs, when you open the private channel in SharePoint next to the standard channel. I guess it was Microsoft's answer to keeping things secure.
This worked for me. I hope it helps you and others out as well.
All the best,
ENK
Is there a way to move a private file to a public folder in Teams through Sharepoint? I have been trying to move something for months and it got deleted. Its been a stressful time... LOL! I finally got it back, but still have no way of moving it to the public folder. Is this possible and could you possibly explain how this works? I am hesitant on trying again because of what happened last time, but I need to move it so others can access it. It has a link from Forms, so I can't just copy and paste it and its just been a real pain. Thanks for any help you can provide!
- Katybug
Yes, in Teams select Files > OneDrive > File > ... > Move. You can move it into a folder in a Teams channel
Best, ChrisChrisHoardMVP Thanks so much for taking time to help me! I tried this, but I got an error message saying that the file was locked, so I couldn't move it. Is there a way to unlock it?
- I just tried it again, and it breaks the link to the Office Form that I need to be included with the excel.