Your business's public Facebook profile enables you to share news and content with anyone who wants to see it. If you prefer to keep some things private and show them only to certain clients or employees, you can use Facebook's groups feature. If you no longer want to use a certain group, you can delete it by removing every member from it, including yourself. Once you delete yourself, Facebook will erase the group automatically.
Step 1
Go to the Facebook website and log in to the account you use to maintain your group.
Step 2
Click a group name in the list on the left side of the page. If you don't see your group, click "More" to expand the list.
Step 3
Click on the "About" tab at the top of the page.
Step 4
Click the gear icon next to a member's name, then click "Remove from Group." Repeat this for every member until you have deleted all of them.
Step 5
Click the gear icon next to your own name and select "Remove from Group." Facebook deletes the group as soon as you leave it.
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- You must be the group's creator to delete it. If you're not, you will need to ask the creator to erase the group for you.
- If you don't want to maintain a group anymore, you do not necessarily need to delete it. You can transfer admin rights to another group member and allow them to take over the responsibility. To do this, click on the "About" tab on your group's page. Click the gear icon next to the desired member, then click "Make Admin." Facebook recommends only making someone an admin if you know you can trust him or her.
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- 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.
Facebook group owners can delete a group by first removing all members. Once the owner is the only person in a group, then they will have the option to delete it.
Group admins can archive a group, meaning that the group will no longer appear in Facebook search to non-members, and no new members can join. Admins can only delete a group if the original owner first leaves the group.
Here's how to delete a group on Facebook.
Facebook groups can be deleted when you're done with them both via a web browser and the Facebook mobile app.
How to delete a Facebook group using a web browser
1. Go to Facebook.com and navigate to Groups on the home page.
Click on Groups. Kyle Wilson/Insider2. Select the group that you wish to delete.
3. Navigate to Members.
Click on Members to view the members list. Kyle Wilson/Insider4. Click the three dots next to each member's name and then select Remove member." Hit Confirm.
5. One all members are removed, click the Joined button next to your name. Select Delete group and then Delete Group again.
Click Delete Group twice. Kyle Wilson/InsiderHow to delete a Facebook group using the mobile app
1. Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android phone. Select the Menu tab and then select Groups.
Click on Groups. Kyle Wilson/Insider2. Select Your groups, and locate the group that you wish to delete under the Groups you manage section.
3. Open the group that you want to delete.
4. Tap on the name of the group, and then tap See All to view all of the members.
5. Tap on each person's name and select Remove from group" to remove them from the group; this option will include their name as part of the button.
6. Once everyone is deleted from the group, go back to the front page of the group and select Manage.
Tap Manage. Kyle Wilson/Insider7. Scroll down and tap on Delete Group and then press Delete Group again.
How to pause a Facebook group
Group administrators can pause a Facebook group – pausing all posts, comments, and reactions – if they need a break from maintaining it.
1. Click Groups and select your group.
2. Click the three horizontal dots below the cover photo.
3. Click Pause group.
Click on Pause group. Kyle Wilson/Insider