Quick summary
Archiving a Slack channel removes it from the active channel list for all members while preserving its message history. This step-by-step guide shows you how to use channel Settings to permanently archive a channel in just a few clicks.
Steps
- Open the channel you want to archive from your Slack sidebar.
- Click on the channel name in the conversation header to open channel details.
- Navigate to the Settings tab inside the channel details panel.
- Select 'Archive channel for everyone' from the available settings options.
- Click the confirmation button to confirm and complete the archive action.



