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Archiving

Archiving

Archiving settings allow you to control which teams can be archived and specify the actions to be performed during the archiving process.

Configure archiving actions

Where to start?

To configure archiving actions, navigate to Groups > Organisation > Template > Archiving


Choose archiving actions

Choose the actions that will be performed during archiving.

ActionDescription
Remove guestsRemoves all guest accounts from the members group of the team.
Remove membersRemoves all members from the members group of the team.
Hide group from OutlookWill hide the Microsoft 365 Group email address from the global address list and the groups collection in Outlook.
Mark as closedSets the status to inactive. In Seamless, the team is grayed out.
Archive TeamWill archive the team using Microsoft’s default Teams archiving functionality.
Set site to read-onlyWill set the team site and associated sites for private and shared channels to read-only for owners and members.
Remove documents version historyRemoves old document versions and will free up your tenant storage.
Delete recycle bin contentsWill empty the recycle bin to free up tenant storage.
Replace ownersWill remove the owners and replace them with the configured account.

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