Migrate Multiple Slack Attachments to Google Chat

Migrating Slack messages containing multiple attachments to Google Chat is not a straightforward path, as Google Chat allows only a single attachment per message in a Space.

CloudFuze solves this by migrating multiple attachments (tied to a single message) to Google Drive and updating them as links in the message migrated to Google Chat.

This brief guide explains all about it!

Per-Message Attachment Rules in Slack and Google Chat

In Slack channels, you can send up to ten attachments in a single message with support for up to 1 GB size per file.

However, in Google Chat spaces, you can only send one attachment in a single chat message.

Due to this restriction, Slack channel messages with multiple attachments will only have the first attachment migrated to the corresponding Google Chat spaces, while the rest of the attachments will be migrated as links that will point back to the Slack address.

CloudFuze’s New Fix

Instead of migrating multiple Slack attachments as links that point back to Slack, CloudFuze now migrates those attachments to Google Chat as Google Drive links.

The biggest problem this solves is that users no longer have to depend on their Slack environment’s availability to be able to access those attachments. This is especially helpful after the Slack environment gets decommissioned.

Having those attachments migrated to Google Drive and then displayed in Google Chat to help users access the attachments at any given time, even after their source platform, Slack, is decommissioned.

Planning Your Slack to Google Chat Migration?

If you are looking for a proven solution for your organization’s upcoming Slack to Google Chat migration, we can help. At CloudFuze, we have helped many organizations, such as Vendasta and WeWork, migrate successfully.

Schedule a free consultation with us to understand how our proven solutions can help you achieve your chat migration goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Does Slack to Google Chat migration preserve file attachments?

Yes. Migration tools like CloudFuze Migrate preserves file attachments when moving channel messages and direct messages from Slack to Google Chat.

2. Why are Slack attachments migrated as links to Google Chat?

Since Google Chat does not allow multiple attachments in a single chat message in a Space, multiple attachments in a single Slack channel message are migrated as links to compensate for the restriction. The first attachment is migrated as it is, and the rest of the attachments are migrated as links.

3. How does CloudFuze fix the multi-attachment migration issue?

CloudFuze automatically uploads every attachment from a multi-file Slack message to Google Drive individually and updates every corresponding link in the migrated Google Chat message.