How do I permanently delete a Facebook group?
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Facebook groups are for people to communicate about shared interests, from hobbies and geographical locations to family events or work projects. If you're an administrator of a group, you may come to realize that the group has outlived its purpose and start to think about deactivating it. Facebook gives you several tools to deactivate an existing group. Show
TipYou can permanently delete a group or archive it, which prevents new posts from showing up and new members from joining the group. If you archive it, you can restore it later, but if you delete it, it's gone forever. Options to Limit a Facebook GroupIf you want to limit how a Facebook group is used without deleting or archiving it, you can configure the group so that only content approved by a group administrator can be posted. You do this if you want the group to remain in place but don't want new content or if you only want limited new content posted to the group. You can reverse this at any time. You can opt to archive the group, which prevents nonmembers from finding the group in searches and prevents anyone from joining the group or posting new content to it. When a group is archived, its administrators can still remove users and delete posts from the group, but nobody can add new users or posts to it. You can also permanently delete the group including all of its members and posts. Once this is done, it cannot be undone. How to Limit Posts to a Group
How to Archive a Facebook Group
How to Delete a Facebook GroupIf you want to delete a Facebook group, you must be a group's administrator. If the group's creator is currently in the group, only that person can delete the group. Otherwise, any administrator can do it.
A step-by-step guide to deleting the Facebook group you don't use anymore. Don't miss the third and final step: Remove yourself if you are the creator and admin of the page. Facebook groups can be both unbelievably helpful and fun for a variety of hangs, from gathering with your high school graduating class to sharing stories and theories with other like-minded people who want to chat about aliens to finding jobs and selling furniture. But at some point, all good things come to an end. When you're ready to move on from a Facebook group you created — be it because the group turned into something you didn't intend on it becoming or because you simply no longer use it — you'll want to delete it. There are a few things you should know before deleting your Facebook group. You can only do so if you're an admin and you created the page. If you're an admin but didn't create the page, you can only delete the page if the original creator chooses to leave it. It's an irreversible and permanent action, and you cannot archive a group. Group members aren't notified when you delete a group. If you decide it's the right decision for you, here's what to do. Navigate to "Groups" To navigate to groups, check the left menu on your Facebook home page. Credit: From your Facebook home page, also known as the News Feed, click "Groups" in the left menu and select your group. If you don't see Groups, click "See More," which should show Groups as an option. Then, find the group you want to delete, and navigate to it. Remove all the membersIt's time to remove everyone from your group Credit: A group must be completely empty in order to delete it. So, once you've navigated to the group you want to delete, you'll want to click on "Members" below the name of the group. There, you'll be able to see everyone who is a member of that group. Click "More" next to each member's name, select "Remove from group," and click "Confirm." You need to remove every single person from the group manually. Leave the groupThe final step to deleting a Facebook group is to leave the group yourself. Credit: Once you've removed all of the other members, make sure to remove yourself by selecting "Leave group" next to your name. Once you leave, the group will be deleted, and you'll have to start all over if you want to set it up again. Related Video: How to permanently delete your social mediaChristianna Silva is a Senior Culture Reporter at Mashable. They write about tech and digital culture, with a focus on Facebook and Instagram. Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow them on Twitter @christianna_j. By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications from Mashable that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content. Why wont Facebook let me delete a group?To delete a Facebook group, the owner has to remove every member and then leave the group. Only owners are able to delete Facebook groups — admins can just archive them. Archiving a Facebook group means that no new members will be able to join.
Can you completely delete a Facebook group?After you've removed every member of the group, you will need to leave the group for it to be deleted. Click on the three dots next to your own name and select “Leave group.” This will delete the group, according to Facebook.
How do I delete a large Facebook group quickly?The Facebook Group owner will need to remove all the members from the group first. Once this is done, the group owner can simply click on the option to delete the group and it will be removed from Facebook. Admin – Admin group members can only delete a group if all members have left, including the original owner.
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