How To Delete Facebook Groups
For more fundamental details about using Facebook, see my post on Facebook for business.
Why might I wish to erase a Facebook group?
The reason I desired to do this is that I had a group based around a general election that there was no point staying up to date with now. There are lots of reasons that you may want to erase a group, though-- it might have got out of hand, you might not have time to run it, it might be time-dependent and out of date, like my one was.
If it's a matter of not having enough time, consider making another person the Admin for the group-- you can see the best ways to do that later on in this post, as well.
Keep in mind, you do need to be the owner or administrator of the group to erase it.
How do I delete a Facebook group?
To erase a Facebook group, you have to remove all the members, then yourself. This makes the group disappear.
In your group, locate its Members area:
Click the Members link and here you are with your list of members:.
For each member, click on the cog under the member's name and click Remove from Group. Note that this is where you can make them an Admin instead.
Facebook will ask you to verify.
Do this for each member of the group.
Lastly, eliminate yourself from the group in the exact same way. You will get this verification message:.
This is the same mistake message whether you're simply leaving the group or you're the last to leave-- simply select Leave Group.
The group needs to now disappear. If it does not, your best option is to contact Facebook. Click on the arrow marked here:.
and select Report a Problem from the dropdown.
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