Renaming a channel in Microsoft Teams

Every standard channel in Teams has its own folder in the team's SharePoint site. In the past that folder kept its old name when you renamed the channel, which caused confusion. Today Teams renames the SharePoint folder too. This article explains how it works and what to watch out for.

Rename a channel

  1. Hover over the channel and select More options (...) > Manage channel (or Edit this channel).
  2. Change the name and select Save.

By default owners and members can rename channels. An owner can turn that off for members in the team settings; see team member permissions.

Renaming a channel in Microsoft Teams

What happens in SharePoint?

Private and shared channels

A private or shared channel has its own SharePoint site. When you rename such a channel, the site's display name changes, but its web address (URL) stays the same.

The General channel

For a long time the default channel of a team couldn't be renamed. Read give the General channel a custom name. Also see create a channel in Teams.

Nederlandstalige versie: Een Teams-kanaal hernoemen, samen met de SharePoint-map

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