Copy Slack to Google Chat Without Losing Timestamps

When moving from Slack to Google Chat, keeping your messages intact with timestamps is important for maintaining conversation history and compliance. Timestamps provide context, continuity, and accountability in business communications. Losing timestamps can lead to:

• Disordered conversations making discussions hard to follow
• Compliance risks, especially for regulated industries
• Confusion in project tracking and decision-making

You can use CloudFuze, a dedicated migration tool that ensures a smooth Slack chat history transition while preserving timestamps, user data, and metadata. This guide explains why timestamps matter, how they differ between Slack and Google Chat, and how to copy Slack to Google Chat with timestamps intact.

Why Retain Timestamps?

A timestamp is the exact date and time a message was sent. It helps keep the conversation in order so chat history remains structured and searchable.
Timestamps are important for:

• Tracking conversations in chronological order.
• Keep discussion flow and avoid confusion.
• Keep historical context for past messages.
• Compliance and record-keeping needs.

If you migrate Slack messages without timestamps, you might lose important information when key decisions are made.

Comparison of Slack and Google Chat Timestamps

Before you migrate, you need to understand how timestamps are recorded differently in Slack and Google Chat. Here’s a comparison of timestamps before and after migration from Slack to Google Chat:

Slack (Before Migration)

Slack stores timestamps in UNIX format but displays them in a human-readable way.

Google Chat (After Migration)

Google Chat formats (ISO 8601) timestamps differently, often rounds them to the nearest minute.

This format includes year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and timezone information, making it easy to read. T separates the date and time, and Z indicates the time is in UTC.

Why use CloudFuze for Slack to Google Chat Migration?

• Preserves timestamps and user data
• Migrate messages, files, and channels
• Automates the migration process
• Supports Slack workspaces of all sizes
• Dedicated migration specialist to handle migration
• 100% data integrity and zero downtime guarantee

How to Migrate Slack to Google Chat with Timestamps using CloudFuze

At CloudFuze, we ensure Slack history migration with timestamps and message order intact. Here’s how to migrate Slack to Google Chat with timestamps!

First, go to CloudFuze and sign up. Once you’re signed up, log in to your dashboard and get started. In your dashboard, click on “Add Cloud” and select Slack from the list of available platforms. You’ll need to authorize CloudFuze to access your Slack workspace so it can pull the messages and files.

Click “Add Cloud” again and select Google Chat as the destination. Just like Slack you’ll need to grant the permissions to move data into your Google Chat space.

Now comes the important part—configure your migration. Select the Slack channels (Public & Private) and messages you want to migrate and make sure to enable the “Preserve Timestamps” option in the migration settings.

Double check the user mapping to make sure messages are assigned to the right users in Google Chat.

Once everything is set up, click on “Start Migration” and let our Slack to Google Chat migration tool do the work. You can monitor the migration progress from the CloudFuze dashboard.

After the migration is complete, head into Google Chat and validate that all messages, timestamps, and files have been transferred correctly. If anything looks inaccurate, CloudFuze has support to help you troubleshoot.

And that’s it! With CloudFuze, you can migrate from Slack to Google Chat without losing timestamps or any data.

Source: Slack

Destination: Google Chat

Things to Keep in Mind

✔ CloudFuze works best for business and enterprise Slack accounts.

✔ You must have admin access to both Slack and Google Chat for migration.

✔ We efficiently handle large migrations of any size or complexity.

Let Our Experts Handle Your Migration

Migrating Slack messages to Google Chat manually can be complex, especially when trying to retain timestamps. CloudFuze automates the whole process so you can have a smooth transition while preserving message history, user details, file attachments and most importantly chat TIMESTAMPS!

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