{"id":2258,"date":"2021-10-14T10:35:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T10:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/?p=2258"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:03:01","slug":"archive-facebook-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Archive A Facebook Group? [In 2022]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to stop any activities in a Facebook group, but don\u2019t want to delete it, a great option you have is to <strong>archive the Facebook group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-group-tutorials\/\">Facebook group tutorial<\/a>, we are going to share when you should <strong>archive a Facebook group and how to archive a group step by step<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As of 2022, you might not be able to archive a Facebook group anymore, we are going to share some other techniques you can use as an alternative to temporarily stop a Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>To see how to archive a Facebook group in a video tutorial, check out this one:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Archive A Facebook Group? [in 2022]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H3jT34HdLnA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#How_to_archive_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"How to archive a Facebook group?\">How to archive a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#What_does_it_mean_to_archive_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"What does it mean to archive a Facebook group?\">What does it mean to archive a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Update_Facebook_archive_function_is_not_available\" title=\"Update: Facebook archive function is not available\">Update: Facebook archive function is not available<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Cant_archive_Facebook_group\" title=\"Can\u2019t archive Facebook group\">Can\u2019t archive Facebook group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Archiving_Facebook_groups_alternatives\" title=\"Archiving Facebook groups alternatives\">Archiving Facebook groups alternatives<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#1_Pause_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pause a Facebook group\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pause a Facebook group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#2_Delete_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delete a Facebook group\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delete a Facebook group<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#3_Rebrand_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rebrand a Facebook group\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rebrand a Facebook group<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions_%E2%80%93_How_to_archive_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions &#8211; How to archive a Facebook group?\">Frequently Asked Questions &#8211; How to archive a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#How_to_unarchive_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"How to unarchive a Facebook group?\">How to unarchive a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#How_to_archive_a_Facebook_group_on_mobile_iPhone_Android\" title=\"How to archive a Facebook group on mobile (iPhone &amp; Android)?\">How to archive a Facebook group on mobile (iPhone &amp; Android)?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Pause_vs_archive_Facebook_group_What_is_the_difference\" title=\"Pause vs archive Facebook group: What is the difference?\">Pause vs archive Facebook group: What is the difference?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#How_to_find_archived_groups_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to find archived groups on Facebook?\">How to find archived groups on Facebook?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Who_can_archive_a_Facebook_group\" title=\"Who can archive a Facebook group?\">Who can archive a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/archive-facebook-groups\/#Is_pausing_a_Facebook_group_the_same_as_archiving\" title=\"Is pausing a Facebook group the same as archiving?\">Is pausing a Facebook group the same as archiving?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_archive_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>How to archive a Facebook group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Here is how to archive a Facebook group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Facebook group you want to archive<\/li>\n<li>Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the Facebook group homepage<\/li>\n<li>Then select the \u2018Archive group\u2019 option.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-658\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/archive-Facebook-group-tab.png\" alt=\"archive Facebook group tab\" width=\"337\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/archive-Facebook-group-tab.png 337w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/archive-Facebook-group-tab-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Then on the popup window, confirm that you want to archive this Facebook group.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-657\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/archive-facebook-group.png\" alt=\"archive facebook group\" width=\"528\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/archive-facebook-group.png 528w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/archive-facebook-group-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The other main advantage of archiving a Facebook group is that it is not a permanent decision so if you change your mind and want to make the Facebook group active again, you can do that by unarchiving it any time in the future.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_to_archive_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>What does it mean to archive a Facebook group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you archive a Facebook group, as the name suggests, the Facebook group is not deleted, but all the most important activities are stopped in the Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>While the Facebook group is archived, no member can create new Facebook posts or comment on previously posted content. New members are not able to join and people can\u2019t leave the Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>Archiving a Facebook group is a temporary thing, so you can unarchive, or reactivate a Facebook group any time you wish to do so.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_Facebook_archive_function_is_not_available\"><\/span>Update: Facebook archive function is not available<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As of 2021, archiving a Facebook group feature has been deprecated, so you no longer can archive a Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the section called \u2018Archiving Facebook groups alternatives\u2019 to learn more about what you can do instead of archiving.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cant_archive_Facebook_group\"><\/span>Can\u2019t archive Facebook group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you can\u2019t archive a Facebook group anymore, it is probably because the feature has been deprecated. Instead of archiving a Facebook group, you have multiple alternatives, as we will show next.<\/p>\n<p>If the archiving Facebook group feature is still available, make sure you have <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/claim-facebook-group-admin-role\/\">Facebook group admin access<\/a> as it is necessary to archive Facebook groups.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Archiving_Facebook_groups_alternatives\"><\/span>Archiving Facebook groups alternatives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instead of archiving a Facebook group, now you have three alternatives you can do:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Pause_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pause a Facebook group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The new feature how you can basically archive a Facebook group now is by pausing the Facebook group. This is pretty much the same now as the legacy archive feature.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about pausing Facebook groups in this Facebook group tutorial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/pause-a-facebook-group\/\">How to pause a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also check out this video tutorial on the alternative of archiving a Facebook group:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Pause A Facebook Group? [in 2022] (Archiving Facebook Groups)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A7sXNoQVgL8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Delete_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Delete a Facebook group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to reactivate a Facebook group and you are not interested in preserving the content of the Facebook group, you can just simply delete a Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this, check out this FB group tutorial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/delete-a-facebook-group\/\">How to delete a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Rebrand_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rebrand a Facebook group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Last but not least, if you have changed plans, and the original topic of the Facebook group has changed, you can just simply rebrand the Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, you don\u2019t have to start growing the Facebook group from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more here about how to rename the Facebook group and how to add a customized URL to the Facebook group:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-group-name-on-facebook\/\">How to change the name of a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-facebook-group-url\/\">How to add a customized URL to a Facebook group?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions_%E2%80%93_How_to_archive_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions &#8211; How to archive a Facebook group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some frequently asked questions related to archiving a Facebook group:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_unarchive_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>How to unarchive a Facebook group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have archived a Facebook group, you can unarchive it any time you want. All you have to do is to open the Facebook group, then click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the Facebook group homepage, then select &#8216;Unarchive group&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_archive_a_Facebook_group_on_mobile_iPhone_Android\"><\/span>How to archive a Facebook group on mobile (iPhone &amp; Android)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are using an iPhone or an Android phone, the process of archiving a Facebook group is pretty much the same as archiving the group on a desktop computer. The user interface is a little bit different, but you have to find the &#8216;Archive group&#8217; option as well to unarchive the Facebook group.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pause_vs_archive_Facebook_group_What_is_the_difference\"><\/span>Pause vs archive Facebook group: What is the difference?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pausing and archiving a Facebook group means the same things. Pausing is the name of the Facebook group archive feature.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_find_archived_groups_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to find archived groups on Facebook?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is no way to find archive groups on Facebook. However, you can find and identify all Facebook groups that have been archived and you are a member in.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_can_archive_a_Facebook_group\"><\/span>Who can archive a Facebook group?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Only Facebook group admins are able to archive Facebook groups, just like they are the ones who can create and delete Facebook groups.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_pausing_a_Facebook_group_the_same_as_archiving\"><\/span>Is pausing a Facebook group the same as archiving?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yes, they are pretty much the same, they mean that a Facebook group is temporarily deactivated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to stop any activities in a Facebook group, but don\u2019t want to delete it, a great option you have is to archive the Facebook group. 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