There are a 3 main places in Microsoft Teams that you can look to and find your files. These 3 main places for files are Teams Channels, Teams Chats and Files.
Let’s look at the difference between these file areas in Microsoft Teams.
Teams Channel
When you are in a Teams Channel, Files are saved in a SharePoint Site. These files are shared with everyone in that Teams Channel.
Teams Chat
When you are in a Chat, Files are saved in OneDrive (belonging to the person that uploaded the file). These files are shared with everyone in that Teams Chat.
Teams Files button
When you are in the Files area (button on left side of Teams), you will see a lot of different sources for files. What you see here is based on what you have worked on recently and what you have connected to your Teams app.
Cloud file storage systems/apps such as Dropbox or iCloud or Google Drive are not being shared with anyone on any Team. They are for you only.
We have focused on 3 main places in Microsoft Teams that you can look to for your files but please note that you can create more locations for files if you wish.