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title: "Deleting a Subgroup"
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description: "How to delete a group in infoodle via Groups → Edit → Delete. Permanent, removes all history; needs group Administrator permission and no subgroups."
tags: ["Groups", "Subgroup"]
updated: 2026-07-13T02:02:32Z
published: 2026-07-13T02:02:32Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Deleting a Group

Deleting a group **permanently removes it and all its history** from infoodle. There is no undo.

Before you delete, consider whether you should **expire** or **hibernate** the group instead — both preserve the group's history and data while marking it inactive. See [Hibernating or Expiring a Group](/v1/docs/hibernating-and-expiring-a-group) for details.

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## What you need to know

- You must have Administrator permission on the group to delete it
- You cannot delete a group that has subgroups. You must first reassign or expire the subgroups. (See Groups and Nested Groups for how to move subgroups.)
- Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone
- All group history, membership records, custom fields, and attendance data are deleted along with the group

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## Steps to delete a group

1. Go to **Groups** in the left navigation.
2. Search for or **select** the group you want to delete.
3. Click **Edit** (top right of the screen).  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-LMSOQEHA.png)
4. Scroll to the bottom and click the **Delete** button.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-77HIE6L5.png)
5. If you don't see the Delete button, you don't have **Administrator permission** on this group. Ask your organisation's admin.
6. A confirmation dialog appears. Click Yes to confirm the deletion, or No to cancel.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/d198920d-a212-4177-85f9-e1abc92e7ab3/Images/Documentation/image-FYP986TZ.png)

The group is permanently deleted. You'll be returned to the Groups list.

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## Alternatives to deleting

If you want to preserve the group's history, member records, or attendance data, **do not delete**:

| If you want to... | Do this instead |
| --- | --- |
| Mark a group as no longer active, but keep its data | Expire the group or Hibernate the group |
| Remove a single person from a group | Remove them from the group (their membership history is preserved) |
| Change a person's status without removing them | Edit their group permission to "Past Member" (they retain all associated data) |

Related Pages

[About Groups](/v1/docs/about-groups) [Hibernating or Expiring a Group](/v1/docs/hibernating-and-expiring-a-group) [Removing a Person from a Group](/v1/docs/removing-a-person-from-a-group) [Sub-groups](/v1/docs/subgroups)

## Related

- [Hibernating and Expiring a Group](/hibernating-and-expiring-a-group.md)
- [Subgroups](/subgroups.md)