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| SharePoint | Change Site Address | https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-SharePoint/commits/public/SharePoint/SharePointOnline/change-site-address.md | search.appverid: - FRP150 - MET150 ms.assetid: aa93f89b-ffce-4edb-aa89-22b16d6915a7-description: "In this article, you'll learn how global and SharePoint admins can change the URL of a SharePoint site." +description: Learn how global and SharePoint admins can change the URL of a SharePoint site. # Change a site address > [!NOTE]-> This feature isn't available for Microsoft 365 Government GCC High customers. +> This feature isn't supported for Microsoft 365 Government cloud customers, including GCC, GCC High or DoD. As a Global Administrator or SharePoint Administrator in your organization, you can change the URL for the following types of SharePoint sites (previously called "site collections"): https://<i></i>contoso.sharepoint.<i></i>com/sites/*project-y* You can't move the site from "/sites" to "/teams." For info about changing your SharePoint domain name, see [Change your SharePoint domain name](change-your-sharepoint-domain-name.md). -It can take about 10 minutes to change the site address (depending on the size of the site), and the site will be read-only during this time. We recommend changing addresses during times when site usage is low. +It can take about 10 minutes to change the site address (depending on the size of the site), and the site is read-only during this time. We recommend changing addresses during times when site usage is low. -You can change the address of up to 100 sites at a time. To change an additional site address, wait for another change to finish. +You can change the address of up to 100 sites at a time. To change another site address, wait for ongoing changes to finish. > [!NOTE] > If you need to revert a site address change, follow the steps in [Revert a site address change](#revert-a-site-address-change). You can change the address of up to 100 sites at a time. To change an additional Before you change the address of a site, it's important to communicate the change to site users (generally anyone with the ability to edit or view the site). This can help reduce user confusion and calls to your help desk. [Review the effects](#effects-of-changing-a-site-address) of changing a site address and let users know the following information: -- When the change will happen -- What the new URL will be +- The planned date of the change +- The planned URL - Users should close their files and not make edits during the address change - Users should check the site recycle bin to make sure it contains no files they want to keep - File permissions and sharing won't change The Word, Excel, and PowerPoint desktop apps and apps for the web will show the Files in the recycle bin will be restorable as per the usual deletion timeframe. **SharePoint mobile apps for Android and iOS**<br>-The SharePoint mobile apps will detect the site's new URL. Make sure that users have updated their apps to the latest version. +The SharePoint mobile apps detect the site's new URL. Make sure that users have updated their apps to the latest version. **SharePoint web parts**<br> Any embedded URLs in any SharePoint web parts (News, List, etc.) will not be updated and may break. This includes page thumbnail images in news posts existing on the site. After the site address is changed, you might need to update individual web parts to use the new URL. When the site address change is complete, users will be able to access their Sha |Functionality |Limitation | |:|:| |Viewing files in Teams |Files shared in channels before the address was changed can be viewed in the Teams app on the channel's Files tab. They can also be viewed in Office apps for the web from the channel's Files tab or the conversation. To view Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the desktop apps:<br>Select the ΓÇ£Open in DesktopΓÇ¥ option from the channel's Files tab.<br>Open the file in the Office app for the web, and then select ΓÇ£Open in DesktopΓÇ¥. |-|Uploading files to channels |Uploading files from a computer or OneDrive to a channel conversation will work after a user has visited the Files tab for any channel in the site. | -|File app ΓÇô Microsoft Teams page |The Microsoft Teams page in the Teams File app will work after a user has visited the Files tab for any channel in the site. | +|Uploading files to channels |Uploading files from a computer or OneDrive to a channel conversation will work after a user visits the Files tab for any channel in the site. | +|File app ΓÇô Microsoft Teams page |The Microsoft Teams page in the Teams File app will work after a user visits the Files tab for any channel in the site. | |Teams mobile app |Open and download will continue to work. To edit a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file in the site, use the Office app for the web or the desktop app. Files shared after the site address was changed can be edited in the Office mobile apps. | ## Revert a site address change |