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How do I quit or leave a Facebook group?I admit, I've probably gone a bit wild joining Facebook groups. I'm in 79 of them. Not a big deal, except a few of them generate lots of junk in my inbox that get in the way of me corresponding with my actual friends. How do I quit a Facebook group? Like any other social community, Facebook has lots and lots of affinity groups, marketing groups, and social groups, ranging from shared musical tastes (The Grateful Dead, anyone?) to cinema (Hitchcock fans), geographic venues (Yosemite, Paris) to cars (Ford Mustang), conferences and events to, gosh, just about anything you can imagine. Most of them seem to be all about signing up and showing some sort of solidarity, frankly, like the amusingly named "IF 10 MILLION JOIN MARC ZOMBERG WILL BRING BACK THE OLD FACEBOOK!" Why is this amusing? Because a million people have joined a group that's mistitled: it's Mark Zuckerberg that's the head of Facebook. :-) Nonetheless, as with much of Facebook, there are nuances in the interface that make it a bit tricky to work with. In particular, when I get email from a group, I really wish that there were buttons or links on the bottom of the message letting me go to the group page, report the message as spam and, yes, unsubscribe or quit the group itself. Instead, you'll see, it's a bit of a shlap to get there... Start out by logging in to Facebook and finding the "Groups" link on the top right menu: ![]() Click on "Groups" and you'll have a list of recent groups your friends have joined. That's not what we want, though, so click on "My Groups" on the top right: ![]() Better, but it's organized by activity and doesn't show all your groups. Instead, click on the "Show" menu: ![]() Choose "All groups", then scroll down to the group you want to leave, quit, resign, run madly away from, screaming all the while. One of those. In this example, I'm going to quit Kristen Darkenwald's "Facebook Marketing: Secret Tips and Tricks" group. I do this by finding the group in the list: ![]() .. .and clicking on the group name. This gets me to the group info page, where, on the right side, are some useful options: ![]() I click on "Leave Group" and get a quick confirm message: ![]() That's it. Click on "Remove" and you've just left a group. Now, join the groups you care about and be careful out there. :-) Tip: Looking for more help on Facebook? I have quite a bit of Facebook help here on the site and that I also have an Ask Dave Taylor Facebook Fan Page that I invite you to join. Have a question I haven't answered? Then ask away! :-)
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Tagged: facebook, facebook groups, internet marketing, marketing on facebook Previous: Ship Tips for Pirates of the Caribbean Online Next: Call of Duty 4: Winning Team Deathmatch Tactics Reader Comments To Date: 13ZEQEEE said, on January 31, 2009 6:57 PM:
thank you so much srd72 said, on August 30, 2009 11:26 AM:
What happens to the stuff that I previously wrote on a group wall when I leave a group? Is it deleted either immediately or later, or does it still stay on there forever? Mad Dog said, on January 24, 2010 11:29 PM:
Trying to quit a group. logged into facebook as you described, but the menu you show with applications at left and groups on right doesn't exist, at least not on my facebook. Donald Archer said, on March 11, 2010 5:29 PM:
Perhaps Facebook interface has changed since the above instructions. Teaco said, on June 10, 2010 6:34 AM:
Thanks mad dog (post above). He gives the way to leave groups for the new facebook interface. 872wr said, on July 26, 2010 2:02 AM:
All wrong, you have to visit the group page and click on "leave group" on the lower left (strg-f to find it easily). j said, on October 27, 2010 7:28 PM:
my last name is actually zomberg (+ one letter, but it's silent) Rafed said, on January 1, 2011 1:22 AM:
Hi there, I'm trying to remove a group from my facebook account. However, the Group link is not available on the right hand corner of my page anymore! I keep receiving junk messages from these groups and I don't know how to remove them as i can't find the link to Groups anymore. Your help is very much appreciated. Kindest regards and happy 2011. Rafed Los said, on March 8, 2011 11:39 AM:
Hello Dave, wondering how (as admin) I can add someone to a group whose left, but wants to rejoin group? Niki said, on May 14, 2011 2:33 AM:
872wr's comment is correct, all wrong (sadly), since it seems Facebook has updated again. and you're done. Gerald said, on July 12, 2011 12:00 AM:
I want to TOTALLY, COMPLETELY, AS IF I NEVER EXISTED quit FACEBOOK. How can this be done immediately without having to not enter it for two full weeks? I need an answer like six months ago. Thank you. nico sizani said, on July 28, 2011 3:17 PM:
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