Delete or archive a team in Microsoft Teams at IU

• Overview
• Delete a team
• Deleted data
• Restore a deleted team
• Archive a team
• Restore an archived team

Overview

Follow the steps below to delete a team in Microsoft Teams at IU.

Delete a team

To delete a team, you must be a team manager or owner. To do so:

1. Open Microsoft Teams in a browser or with the desktop application.
2. If it is not already selected, select the Teams tab.
3. On the tile for your team, open the More options menu (...), and select Delete.

Deleted data

Deleting a team will delete all data associated with that team. For details, see Delete a team. Data recovery requests must be submitted within 30 days; however, recovery is not guaranteed.

For help recovering a deleted team, contact the Support Center.

Restore a deleted team

A Teams owner can self-restore a deleted team in Outlook. To do so, log into Outlook on the web, and follow the steps in Restore a deleted Microsoft 365 group. Scroll down to the "Restore a group" section, and make sure the Outlook tab is clicked.

Archive a team

To archive a team, you must be a team manager or owner. To do so:

1. Open Microsoft Teams in a browser or with the desktop application.
2. If it is not already selected, select Teams.
3. At the bottom of your list of teams, select More options (may appear as a gear icon), and then choose Manage teams.
4. In the "Active" list, find the team, then select More options (...), and then choose Archive team.

Restore an archived team

To restore a team, you must be a team manager or owner. To do so:

1. Open Microsoft Teams in a browser or with the desktop application.
2. If it is not already selected, select Teams from the navigation menu on the left.
3. At the top of your list of teams (while in list view) or near the top right (while in grid view), select More channel options, which may appear as a gear or an ellipsis (…). Then choose Your teams and channels.
4. In the "Archived" list, find the team, select More options (…), and then choose Restore team. This will restore the team in a hidden state.
5. To show the team, navigate to the Teams list.
6. Look for hidden teams at the very bottom of your Teams list.
7. Locate the hidden team, and select More options (…).
8. Select Show.