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How to prevent your Microsoft Teams channel from accidental deletion
How to prevent your Microsoft Teams channel from accidental deletion

Setting for team owners to restrict channel deletion permissions.

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Written by Brett Hellman
Updated over 9 months ago

By default, Microsoft Teams grants many permissions to team members, such as the ability to delete a channel. This could lead to an accidental deletion of important channels, like your Matter channel. In this article, we will outline a recommended setting for team owners to restrict channel deletion permissions.

How to limit team members from deleting a channel:

Step 1: Click on the three dots next to the Team Name, then click on "Manage Team"

Step 2: In the newly opened window, click on "Settings" and then expand "Member permissions"

Step 3: Uncheck the box next to "Allow members to delete and restore channels"

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