Occasionally in Slack, you may no longer need a channel for one reason or another.
In this scenario, you could permanently delete the channel and lose all of the messages it contains.
Alternatively, you might archive the channel instead.
Users can still find archived channels in the channel internet tool and read through the message history.
Messages in an archived channel will also still show up in a search.
At any point in the future, archived channels can be deleted if they are not necessary anymore.
Or they can be unarchived, which will reactivate the channel.
Archiving and unarchiving a channel is ideal for channels dedicated to temporary but repeatable projects.
Then it’s possible for you to leave it for most of the year until it is needed again.
launch the channel you want to change, tap the Show channel details button in the top-right corner.
Then tap the triple-dot icon labeled More and select Additional Options.
But it is easier to accidentally snag the wrong channel.
initiate the additional channel options.
In the additional options, select Archive this channel.
In the channel options, click Change to private channel.
Check through the notes on what archiving does for a channel, then click Yes, archive the channel.
Confirm you want to archive the channel by clicking Yes, archive the channel.
Archiving a Slack channel hides the channel from everyones channel list.
Still, it keeps the channel and message history searchable and accessible via the channel internet tool.
Additionally, in the future, if the channel is needed again, it can be reactivated easily.
