You can restore an entire team, a channel, or Teams items such as posts and files to the original location or to a different location. For files, in addition to restoring to the original location or to another location, you can also restore to a file location.
Note
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You can restore only Teams uploaded files at a file location. Posts and channels cannot be restored to a file location.
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To restore a post to its original location, you must obtain a delegated access token. It is recommended to use a dedicated service account with an Office 365 or Teams Exploratory license to acquire the token.
After the restore is complete, you can view all the associated details of the restore job. For more information, see Viewing Restore Operation Details.
Results of Restores Depend on Data Types and Restore Locations
The results of restores of Teams data depend on the data type and the restore location.
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Team item |
Original location |
Another location |
File location |
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Teams |
The team is restored to the original team. You can choose whether to overwrite the existing team. |
The team is restored to a different team. After the restore operation, the destination team will be updated with the source channel name. |
Not applicable. |
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Channel |
The channel is restored to its original location. You can choose whether to overwrite the existing content of the channel. Posts are not overwritten. |
The channel is restored to a different channel in the same team or to another team. |
Not applicable. |
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Post |
Posts are restored to the original location. The service account information is displayed first, followed by the sender name. Reactions to posts are not restored. To display the posts in their original format, restore them as HTML. |
Posts are restored to another channel in the same team. On the restored posts, the service account information will be displayed first, followed by sender name. Reactions to posts are not restored. |
Not applicable. |
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Wiki |
Microsoft has stopped supporting Wiki restores. For existing tenants who have Wiki present in Teams, you can restore the Wiki in HTML format within the Files tab of the same team. |
Microsoft has stopped supporting Wiki restores. For existing tenants who have Wiki present in Teams, you can restore the Wiki in HTML format within the Files tab of a different team or a different channel. |
Not applicable. |
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File |
The file is restored to the same team. You can choose whether to overwrite the existing existing files. |
The file is restored to a different team, to a different channel, or to a folder. |
The file is restored to the file system of the destination client. |
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Planner |
The plan/bucket/task is restored to the same team. You can choose whether to overwrite the existing files. |
The plan/bucket/task is restored to a different team, to a different channel, or to a folder. You can choose whether to overwrite the existing files. |
Not applicable. |
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Teams by Custom Categories |
Teams are restored to the original team, based on the custom categories defined. You can choose whether to overwrite or skip the existing files. |
Not applicable. |
Not applicable. |