Storegate app for Microsoft Teams

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Information on how to use the Storegate app for Microsoft Teams.

Get started with the Storegate app for Microsoft Teams

To add the Storegate app for Microsoft Teams, click on the three dots in the left menu of Teams and search for Storegate, select and log in. Now you have access to your Storegate account directly in Teams and can use all the features you normally use when logged in via the Storegate web interface.

Create an internal link in Microsoft Teams

For multi-accounts, it is possible to create internal links for the account's common files. You can do this by clicking on the icon to create a direct link. The link is copied to the clipboard and can then be pasted and sent to the desired recipient in Teams. Please note that only logged-in users with permission to the selected file or folder can access the content via internal link.

To turn off Onedrive and Sharepoint for users in Teams channels

As a M365 administrator, you can disable the ability to store data on the Files tab in Team Channels. By turning off the Files in Teams tab, you can ensure that your organization has a higher level of GDPR compliance and also make it easier for your users to store files on Storegate. Here's how to add Storegate to Teams. By adding Storegate as a tab instead, users get smoother file management as they can more easily upload and share files directly from Storegate in your Teams channels and chats, while removing SharePoint and OneDrive as the default storage. Do this: As a M365 administrator, you can use the PowerShell script below to turn off the default storage for SharePoint and OneDrive. This means that the Files tab will no longer be visible in Teams. Start by following the instructions provided by Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-powershell-managing-teams#manage-teams-with-azure-cloud-shell Then you need to copy and paste the following script to choose to turn off (or on) the Files folder in the Teams channels. Turn off the Files folder in Team Channels: Set-CsTeamsFilesPolicy -Identity Global -NativeFileEntryPoints Disabled Turn on the Files folder in Team Channels: Set-CsTeamsFilesPolicy -Identity Global -NativeFileEntryPoints Enabled Check the status of the Files folder right now: Get-CsTeamsFilesPolicy Note. You can also update the Teams Filer policy for specific users by creating a new Teams Filer policy "Identity" string and assigning the newly created policy to users. Once you have closed the Files folder, you can add Storegate as a tab in the Teams channels instead. Follow the instructions here.

Add Storegate as a tab in Teams channel

Adding Storegate as a pre-selected tab in Team channels makes it easy to share content directly from Storegate in your channel. Press the plus sign inside the Teams channel where you wish to add Storegate as a menu item. Then select the Storegate icon to add.