Overview
Did you know that in Microsoft Teams, channels that are part of a Team and chats that are stand-alone messaging instances don’t have the same features when it comes to handling files Channels, which are a more formal way to collaborate, have more features for modifying and changing files than chats which are a less formal way to collaborate.
Instructions
To delete a file in a channel:
- Go to the Files menu at the top of the channel
- Select the ... (ellipsis) menu
- Choose Delete
To delete a file in a chat:
- Find the chat where you shared the file.
- Select the ... (ellipsis) menu next to the chat message
- Choose Delete
Note this will delete the entire message associated with the chat.