Archive or restore a team in Microsoft Teams
Team owners can archive a team when it’s no longer active, but is needed as a reference or they might want to reactivate it in the future. The team's conversations and files become read-only but can still be searched. Archive and restore teams using the Teams desktop app or Teams on the web.
Note: Some of these features are available as part of the public preview program and might undergo further changes before being released publicly. To get access to this and other upcoming features, switch to Teams public preview.
Archive a team
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From combined chat and channels or the separate teams view, select More list options
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Select Your teams and channels
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Under All, find the name of the team you want to archive, point to reveal, then select More options
To prevent people from editing the content in the SharePoint site associated with the team, select Make the SharePoint site read-only for team members (team owners will still be able to edit this content).
Tip: Don't see these options? From Teams 
To view and search through the content of an archived team, go the to the dropdown and select Archived Teams.
All of the team activity is frozen once the team is archived. No one will be able to start new conversations or reply to posts in a channel, add or remove channels, edit team settings, or add apps. As a team owner, you can still add or remove members, update roles, and delete, renew, or restore an archived team.
Restore a team
To restore an archived team, follow steps 1 and 2 above. Then, after selecting Archived Teams from the dropdown menu, find the name of the team you want to archive. Select More options
Note: To view a previously archived team on a mobile device, add it to your favorites list using Teams desktop app or Teams on the web.
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