Creating a folder on Teams

Question

Hi, I need to set up a folder on teams to share documents into. How can this be done?

From what I have researched so far I need to have a channel. To create a channel I need to associate it to a team, but to create a team I need to already own a group with less than 10000 people in order to create a team.

How can I just set up a team with just 7 people in order to share folders?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Hin Vo,

thank you for responding.

this is what I receive when I try to create a team, via how you explained. I think my organisation must restrict permissions, so it is okay.

Answer 2

Hi @Sam Hohn

If your goal is simply to share documents with 7 people, you do not need a 10,000-member group. You can create a Team and add the 7 members directly, provided that your organization allows Team creation. If you are unable to create a Team, it may be due to a permission restriction configured by your Microsoft 365 administrator.

You may want to check with your administrator to verify whether your account has permission to create Teams within your tenant. Once a Team has been created, you can create a folder for sharing documents by following these steps:

Open Microsoft Teams.

Create a new Team channel > Add members who need access.

Open the General channel (no need to create an additional channel unless desired).

Go to the Shared tab.

Select New > Folder > Create.

Upload your documents into the folder. Files stored in a channel are backed by SharePoint and are accessible to team members with permission.

I hope this helps. If you need any further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.