Make rename in Teams reflect name changes in Sharepoint?
When I rename a folder in the Teams app, the underlying folder is not renamed in sharepoint. This is most confusing.


Quick update on this suggestion. We are still working on this with MS Teams. We don’t have an ETA to share still.
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Anonymous commented
This issue causes other problems within Teams. With a renamed channel, the SharePoint folder retains the original name, and "Files" tab in the renamed channel continues to reference the previous folder. Now it's possible to create another Teams channel and name it the same as the previous channel (before the rename), which uses the existing folder in SharePoint for file storage. This is a problem because the same files now appear in two different channels, and editing/deleting applies to "both" channels. Users expect edits and deletions to only affect one channel. When there are two channels pointing to the same file folder, this edits/deletes files in "both locations" because they're the same file(s).
Renaming the folder in SharePoint *breaks* the linkage with the Teams site - so the files disappear in the Teams channel. Then SharePoint automatically re-creates the previous folder name and includes the files BUT Teams oddly can't see those files. It shows a blank slate in the Files tab.
Because channels can't be re-created with the same name (except in the instance of a renamed channel detailed previously), users have almost no ability to fix this other than coming up with an entirely new naming scheme that doesn't fit their business.
This is seriously broken.
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Anonymous commented
I named a channel with square brackets [], this causes the SharePoint folder to also be named with square brackets. We cannot save files directly to the SharePoint folder now, it can only be uploaded or new MS office files created on the SharePoint itself. Thus, i need to be able to rename the SharePoint folder associated to the Channel!
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Andreas commented
It is now been 21 months since Admin stated his "Quick update".
Anybody but me think it is time for another update now? -
Anonymous commented
Very frustrating. This is a site that should help with organisation but this bug makes things more confusing
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Catherine commented
So confusing...it would be great if this can be fixed ASAP!
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Anonymous commented
4 years later...still waiting for a fix. As a software developer, I know this is not complicated, yet it is a big deal for users. Come on, Microsoft! Easy win, here!
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Haritha Reddy Sama commented
This is causing confusion for our users. Need this fixed.
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Ahmad commented
Hi, so you guys have had over 4 years to work on this simple issue. Do you plan on every fixing this?
Or should customers continue to pay for a software/services that are riddled with bugs and issues?
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Anonymous commented
Hi, we have an issue as we renamed a channel in Teams where the files inside the channel still point to the old channel name so the files don't appear now in teams under the new channel name.
We can still see the files in office.com under the new name but can no longer see them in Teams.I love teams, but it is problematic if we can't change names....and have a way to fix links that break between Teams and Sharepoint....Please don't ask us to never change channel names or not to move files around - we need to have ways of combining channels and a good archiving solution also please
Many thanks
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Matt commented
Please fix this bug asap...big issue.
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Roberto commented
This is currently the biggest SharePoint issue !
Please fix it as soon as possible because this make impossible to make work Teams and SharePont togheter -
Anonymous commented
Jul 11, 2017?! wow
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Anonymous commented
This is not a missing feature but rather a bug and should be fixed asap
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Anonymous commented
Jul 11, 2017?! wow
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Anonymous commented
Whats the latest news on this?
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Ravi Campbell commented
Is there at least a workaround to allow the files tab to be able to point to the new renamed folder?
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Peter Thomson commented
This is a vital part of adopting SharePoint and moving off our local file server. When we start a new project we add a channel for the project in Teams. When the scope of the project evolves we often rename the Teams Channel. But this orphans the SharePoint folder and leaves it with the old channel name which is confusing for users.
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Tom Etter commented
We would need that too ... sooooon!
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Marie commented
Any update on this issue ? It seems that there is not a great synchonization with the Teams team whereas we really need this to be taken into consideration to avoid confusion while working.
See : https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/16934143-rename-of-team-channel-doesn-t-rename-associated-s#{toggle_previous_statuses} -
Shaun commented
3 years and counting, how long will it take to fix? 10,717 votes for this same item https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/16934143-rename-of-team-channel-doesn-t-rename-associated-s