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How do I delete a channel in slack?

There is a channel that is no longer useful for our organization but I am fairly new to slack so haven't figured out how to delete it. Can you only archive or can it be completely deleted?
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Maja D.
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Business Development Manager and Content Writer at Zesium mobile d.o.o.
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Hi, I didn't have the chance to delete the channel but I found a link so it might be helpful: https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/213185307-Delete-a-channel Hope this helps
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Christian H.
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Senior SysAdmin
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Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.
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Sam C.
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Sr. Product Experience Designer
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Right clicking the channel in the left sidebar will reveal that option.
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Marianne T.
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Owner Of Stormigrl.ca
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Open channel>click gear icon to open channel settings>select additional options>select delete this channel>click on the box to permanently delete the channel>Delete channel. Voila you deleted your channel
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Jake K.
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Gaming Customer Experience Advisor at Sky Betting & Gaming
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Oluwakorede D.
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COO at STANDAGE LTD | DIGITRAD| Cryptocurrency | Blockchain Enthusiast | Automobiles
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1. Log into slack if you are not logged in already. 2. Click the name of the channel you want to delete, this is available at the left side of the window pane. 3.Click the gear shaped icon at the top of the window (its labeled "settings"), a drop down menu appears. 4. In the drop down menu, "click on additional options" 5. Click on "delete this channel", you will find it at the bottom of the window. 6. Click on the "Yes, permanently delete this channel" box to check it, then click on "delete Channel". 7. You are done.
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Erik W.
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IT Consultant, Web Designer, Photographer, Connoisseur of Delicious Dark Roast Coffee
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Slack has some amazing support documentation that covers this exact request, so if you haven't been to their support site yet, I strongly encourage you to give it a visit. https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/213185307-Delete-a-channel *** Keep in mind *** - Only Workspace Owners and Admins have permission to delete channels. Members looking to delete a channel should contact an administrator for help. - Files shared in deleted channels may still be accessible elsewhere in your workspace. - Channels can't be deleted from the mobile app.
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MF
Jr. Sales Engineer
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Click on the Wheel icon in the top right-hand of the channel then click "Additional options..." and then "Archive Channel."
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Simon B.
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Student školy University of Kentucky
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Daniel P.
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👉 Amazon's #1 seller of ⚡Beta Glucan⚡ The world's best immune support ingredient
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Yeah, only admins can "delete" a channel, but you should be able to "leave" a channel. As for "archiving" a channel, you can only do this if you're the one who has created the channel.
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Marianne T.
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Marianne T.
Owner Of Stormigrl.ca
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Yes thanks it was me who created it. I just never used it much :)
Hardik R.
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.Net Developer 3+ exp
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You can exit the channel by right-clicking.
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Jimi R.
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Senior Customer Care Manager at Toast, Inc.
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In general, only Admins will be able to delete channels in slack. Depending on how your workplace has set up Slack, you might be able to delete channels that you created. In order to do this, follow these steps; 1. Click on the channel you want to delete 2. Click on the gear icon in the top right of the channel 3. Click on Advanced Options 4. If you have the ability to delete the channel, it will show up as an option here If you can't delete the channel, you will need to contact your IT team, and they can delete the channel.
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Brian M.
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Programmer at Andela
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First things first, you can't delete a general channel. Only Workspace owners and workspace admins can delete channels using the gear icon. alternatively one can archive the channel to preserve information however, a deleted channel's files are accessible in other places of the workspace. With that in mind i think you now have a full spectrum answer.
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Manish Kumar Y.
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Software Developer at EVRY
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Just select the channel and then go to settings where you will find additional options. After clicking this you will get an option to delete at the bottom of options. Archive if you want to see in future , otherwise just select the checkbox agreeing for permanently deleting.I guess, you got what you wanted. Cheers!
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Gregory R.
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Instalador técnico en Skynet
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Open the channel you want to delete, then click on the gear icon, so you can access the Channel Settings menu. then select More options and then Delete this channel. Check the box next to Yes, delete this channel permanently, and then click Delete channel.
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