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How to delete a Facebook group
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Facebook has been around for over a decade at this point, giving many of us plenty of time to amass a graveyard of old and unused groups.
If you’ve been thinking about giving your Facebook account a spring clean, we’ve put together this step-by-step guide to show you how to delete old and unused groups on your browser.
Deleting a Facebook group is a similar process todeleting a WhatsApp group, in that to delete the group you first need to remove all of its members.
This requires you to be an admin. If you’re not an admin, you won’t be able to delete the group so you’ll need to ask someone to give you admin rights if you want the group gone (or simply leave the group yourself if it’s only you interested in leaving).
To delete a group, the group’s creator also needs to be on board with the plan. If you made the group, that shouldn’t be a problem. If not, you might have to ask the creator to leave the group first before you can go ahead and delete it.
What you’ll need
The Short Version
How to delete a Facebook group
Step1
Go to Facebook.com
You can do this in a browser on most devices, but we’ve used a laptop in our examples.
Step2
Click Groups
The icon will be at the top of your screen.
Step3
Select the group you want to delete
It should be listed under the Groups You Manage tab.
Step4
Click Members
You can click the link directly under the header or the Members tab below that.
Step5
Hit the three dots next to any member’s name
You may need to scroll down to find the list of members.
Step6
Select Remove Member
This options will be at the bottom of the drop-down list.
Step7
Click Confirm to boot them from the group
Make sure to repeat steps 5 to 7 for each person in the group.
Step8
Click the three dots next to your own name
At this point, you should be the only person left in the group.
Step9
Select Leave Group
This will probably be the only option.
Step10
Click Delete Group
That’s it! The group has been deleted.
Troubleshooting
Facebook also offers the option to “pause” a Facebook group. This means you can stop new posts, comments and reactions from coming in while you manage posts, block members or simply take a break from patrolling the group.
To delete a group you need to either be the creator of the group or have them leave the group entirely. If the creator doesn’t budge, all admins can do is archive the group. This will prevent new members from joining, but won’t technically delete the group.
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