How to archive a Microsoft Team

How to Archive a team

Pre-Requisite:

- You must be the owner of the team you are trying ot archive

Steps:

1. Open Up Microsoft Teams on your desktop or on the web

2. Select Teams Teams button on the left to see the list of your teams.

3. On the upper right hand side of the screen, you will see 3 dots. When you hover it, it should say More Channel Options. Click on that then  select  Settings button Manage Teams.

4. In the Active list, find the name of the team you want to archive, then select More options More options button > Archive team.

Side Note; To prevent people from editing the content in the SharePoint site and Wiki tab associated with the team, select Make the SharePoint site read-only for team members (team owners will still be able to edit this content).

 

References: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/archive-or-restore-a-team-in-microsoft-teams-dc161cfd-b328-440f-974b-5da5bd98b5a7