"Discord! SEND HLP PLZ, I need to delete a channel on my server!"
"Why's that you say?"
"I can't let my friends see my obsession with Middle Earth."
Don't worry friend. The process to delete a channel is much simpler than the journey to destroy The One Ring (we don't even need help from the eagles).
The Shortest Steps Known to Dwarf, Hobbit, and Elf Alike:
1. Click the gear icon next to the name of the channel you wish to delete.
2. When in the overview tab, click on the trash icon in the bottom left corner to delete the channel.
Note: You cannot delete the general chat channel. If you accidentally delete all of the voice channels (including the general channel), right click the server title and select "Create Voice Channel.", or click the "+" button.
Just like that, you've managed to escape an entire trilogy's worth of problems.
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Step 2 should be appended that you must be on the Overview tab of the channel settings window in order to see the trash icon, as Discord remembers the last tab you were on (in my case: permissions).
I cannot see the trash icon :(
@Aylani make sure you're not in the #general channel! It won't appear in that one. =]
How can I switch which channel I want to be considered "general"?
@nukeforum You'll always have the general channel in your server, but you can rename it in the overview tab.
@Cilantrelle Yes, but how do I switch which channel is designated as the default do-not-delete channel? I can rename #general to whatever I want, but it's still designated as the default. How do I change that setting?
@nukeforum there's not really any "default" channel, but the #general just takes on the additional detail of not being able to be deleted. If you want to make a welcome portal, you can check out the "advanced community server setup" article. That one's a bit more detailed, though.
Is there a way to see message archives for a deleted channel? If not, I'll create a feature request.
@Coopy Nope, not at the moment. =[ Definitely a good feature request to shoot over to feedback.discordapp.com.
Please, make general channel deletable or at least give me option to set default general channel.
@merkuri it'll help us a bunch if you could suggest it over at feedback.discordapp.com!
Why can't we delete the #general channel? If not, why can't we check the "Read Messages" for the #general change?? I've re-purposed it to Announcements...
I made a channel which now has no setting icon beside it and no trash can to delete it what other way do I use to delete this?
@Mongbat25 if you don't see the channel settings icon (the cog highlighted earlier in the article), then the server owner has denied you the edit channels permission.
@Cilantrelle as admin of the server I think I accidently removed admin manage channel options does this mean that only the owner of the server can delete that channel now? thank you for answer/advice btw :)
@Mongbat25 yup, that's the case, unfortunately. You'll have to have the server owner re-enable the permissions or nuke the channel themselves.
What if you ARE the server owner? The whole cog is gone for me.
Im wondering that, i think i accidently locked myself out of a voice chat settings when trying to set one up, cuz the gear icon is gone for me, and as far as im aware i have the same ranking as the server owner on there :/
@Aeonspark you should be able to see the cog especially if you're the server owner.
@antyanthony it's possible to lock yourself out of a channel setting if you disable permissions for your role. You'll need the server owner to fix it.
How do I remove myself from this thread so that I no longer receive email notifications?
@nammmers steps here: https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/211916017-How-do-I-unsubscribe-unfollow-Help-Center-articles-
I am the owner of the server and one of my channels is missing the cog entirely. On mobile and desktop. The moment I clicked to the X in @everyone "Manage Permissions" or "Manage Channel" (can't remember), it no longer allowed me to edit anything, including to click off the X. All I could do was close the dialog box, and then the cog was gone. It's been a few days (and therefore a few restarts of the applications) and the problem persists. I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else online. Any ideas?
@Time If you deny yourself permissions (unfortunately easy to do if you edit the wrong permission), you'll lock yourself out. You'll have to have your server owner help you out here.
I have stated numerous times that I AM the server owner and I am locked out. Please help me! :/
@Time it's not possible to lock yourself out of a channel if you're the server owner. Can you shoot me an invite to the server here?
This is entirely possible, I've just done it.
If you click on the cog, go onto Permissions on the chat channel and press "Manage Permissions", the first one that appears is the red X which automatically locks you out of editing perms for this channel or deleting it.
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