Do you know how to rename a Teams Channel file folder correctly?

Updated by Gert Marx [SSW] 2 years ago. See history

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Have you ever made a spelling mistake when you named a Teams channel? Have you then tried to rename the Channel? If so you will notice that the underlying SharePoint folder is still named incorrectly.

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Figure: Unwanted name on channel

There is a workaround to rename the folder correctly.

  1. Rename the Team channel
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Figure: Renaming the channel

Note: This hasn't changed the name of the folder in SharePoint!

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  1. Delete the channel
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Figure: Delete the channel

  1. Now, in SharePoint, rename the folder
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Figure: Renaming the folder in SharePoint

Note: Make sure that you rename the folder exactly the same as you named the channel.

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  1. Click the ellipses beside the Team name | Manage Team
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Figure: Manage the Team

  1. Click Channels | Select the arrow beside deleted | Choose restore beside the channel that you wish to restore
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Figure: Restore the channel

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