Namely, you have created a team once but dont need that anymore!
Well, archiving that team will freeze all the activity, however, the admin can still add members.
So, read this article as I have revealed the perfect steps to do so.
So, as an admin go to the MS Teams admin center and pick the Manage teams option.
Then, pick the team and hit the Archive button.
Its been four to five years since Teams added that archive feature, but still they didnt upgrade it.
There are certain limitations to this archive feature.
To say, as an admin you cant archive a smaller component of a team.
Speaking frankly, the admin cant archive channels, conversations, or shared files of a team.
In a word, you must archive the entire team.
Members of a team cant archive or change anything of an archived team.
After that, the selected team will archive at that instance.
So, after archiving a team, there are certain limitations and conditions.
Such as all activities, meetings, and conversations will get suspended for that archived team.
Last but not least, the admin can restore the archived team at any time.
Moreover, after disabling a team in MS Teams, you may want todisable chat on Microsoft Teams meetings.
Well, you could do that by applying a few steps.
Next choose the Restore teams button.
The good news is, a user cancreate private channels in Teamseasily.
Note:Reactivating archived teams is a straightforward process.
But you cant directly restore a deleted team.
To save the chat, you canexport the chat history of Microsoft Teams.
FAQs
How can I find archived teams in Microsoft Teams?
To find archived teams press the Archived teams list under the Active teams list.
Under the Archived section, youll find all the teams that you have archived until now.
Can members see an archived team?
Yes, team members can visit the archived team, but only see the information.
Only the owner of the team can update any content.
An archived team becomes read-only along with the channel sites.
How long does a team stay archived?
An archived team will get deleted along with its associated data after 30 days.
Microsoft only allows individual team owners to archive a team.
Bottom Line
Its obvious to send a team to archive status when it serves the main purpose.
Sometimes too many useless teams or groups can create a cluttered management system in the Teams app.
So, it is a wise decision to keep those groups archived.
I hope this article serves that purpose successfully.
Feel free to knock in the comment box for additional guidance on Teams.
