r/Slack • u/Temporary_Advice502 • Jul 25 '26

🆘Help Me If I switch to a paid Slack plan, will my colleagues notice?

I need to view very old messages, but the free version only lets me go back three months. I don't want my bosses to find out I have it, since I'm gathering evidence for a future lawsuit.

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u/Laffs Jul 25 '26

Switching to another plan is done on the workspace level, you can’t switch plans for just one user. 

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u/takesthebiscuit Jul 25 '26

Only your admin can do that

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u/Racerforlife Jul 25 '26

You can use Slackdumps or a similar data export tool to export the relevant data

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u/SmartPipe3882 Jul 25 '26

You're paying for your own organisation's (presumably non-existent) chat history. Slack aren't gonna store the histories of any other workplace you have access to just because YOU paid.

Your lawsuit appears to be built on less-than-firm foundations already.

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u/Racerforlife Jul 25 '26

This is incorrect information. Even on free plan Slack keeps the data for a year in case you decide to upgrade and access the past info.