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This wikiHow teaches you how to merge users and content from one Slack channel into another. Since there’s technically no “Merge” option, you must export and then import channel and user data manually.
Steps
Exporting Channel and User Data
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1Sign in to your Slack team. If you’re not already signed in, navigate to https://slack.com/signin to do so now.
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3Click Team settings.
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4Click Import/Export Data. It’s the button near the top of the window next to “Settings & Permissions.”
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5Click the Export tab. You should now see a list of the types of data that will be exported. This includes the channel message history, links to shared files, archived channels, and integration activity logs.
- It’s not possible to export private group history and files, direct messages, edit or deletion logs.
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6Click Start Export. The export file will now be generated. Once the export is complete, you’ll be notified that a file the file is ready to download.
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7Click the Ready for download [filesize] link. You’ll see this link on the Export screen under “Your team’s exports” once the export is complete. Your computer’s Save dialog box will appear.
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8Navigate to your desired save location and click Save. The exported data will now download to your computer. Once the download is complete, you can select data to import to the other channel.
Importing Data to the Other Channel
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1Navigate to https://my.slack.com/services/import. If you’re still on the Export screen, you can simply click the Import tab near the top of the screen.
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2Click Information required. It’s the blue button under “Current import.” If you’ve exported more than one file, they’ll all be listed on this screen—be sure to select the correct file before clicking this button.
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3Map users to import. Since you’re not merging workspaces, you shouldn’t need to do anything special to the users. Select Map users when possible, and manually configure the rest from the drop-down menu under the “Users” header.
- To change how the user is merged, click the menu and select a different option. You can create a new account and invite the user, create an inactive account and invite them later, keep the user’s messages, or choose not to import them at all.[1]
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4Select channel information to import. Since the goal is to merge channels, click the drop-down menu next to the channel you’re exporting, select Add to an existing channel, then select the other channel.
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5Click Save Changes. Now you’ll see a preview of what will be imported.
- If you want to make any last-minute changes, click No, I want to change something first.
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6Click Yes, proceed with this import. The selected data will now import back into Slack. Once the import is complete, you’ll receive an email confirmation, and the channels will be merged.
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7Go to the channel you just merged. The data from the old channel now appears in line with that of the new channel.