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Moving files between private and non-private channels inside the same Team
- Feb 04, 2020
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
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!
Yes, in Teams select Files > OneDrive > File > ... > Move. You can move it into a folder in a Teams channel
Best, Chris
- KatybugJul 27, 2021Copper Contributor
ChrisHoardMVP 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?
- KatybugJul 27, 2021Copper ContributorI just tried it again, and it breaks the link to the Office Form that I need to be included with the excel.
- Jul 28, 2021Hi Katybug,
Did you create the Form and Excel in OneDrive itself? So the two are linked together? Basically created Forms for Excel in OneDrive?
Best, Chris