Slack Will Begin Deleting Older Content From Free Workspaces

Slack announced a significant change to its platform, saying it will "begin deleting messages and files more than one year old from free workspaces on a rolling basis."...

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Slack’s prior policy involved keeping messages and files for the lifetime of a free workspace, although accessing that full history required switching to a paid account.

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Under the new policy, Slack reserves the right to delete content from free workspaces after one year.

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Slack will no longer keep messages and files for the lifetime of your free workspace.

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Starting August 26, 2024, Customer Data — such as messages and file history — older than one year may be deleted on a rolling basis from workspaces on the free plan

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following the terms described in the Main Services Agreement and Trust and Compliance Documentation.

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Slack announced a significant change to its platform, saying it will "begin deleting messages and files more than one year old from free workspaces on a rolling basis."...

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