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# Archive Chatter Groups

Archive a group manually, or edit automatic archiving settings.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Contact Manager</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

Salesforce runs a weekly review of feed activity in groups. If a group has no new feed posts or comments for 90 consecutive days, the group is archived automatically. Mentioning a group doesn’t count as feed activity and doesn’t delay group archiving. Group owners, group managers, and users with the “Modify All Data” permission can manually archive or edit automatic archiving settings for groups at any time.

1. Click **Group Settings** on the group detail page in the Salesforce Classic. In the Lightning Experience, click **Edit Group** from the buttons in the group header.
2. Configure archiving for the group in one of two ways:
    
    - To archive the group right away, click **Archive**.
    - Select **Archive this group if there are no posts or comments for 90 days** and click **Save** to set up automatic archiving.

After you archive a group:

- The publisher on the group page is hidden and members can’t create posts or share files in the group.
- The group no longer appears in the Active Groups filter on the Groups tab.
- Previous group posts and comments no longer appear in the Chatter feed, unless someone adds a comment. Posts with new comments display in the All Company feed (Salesforce Classic) and the What I Follow feed of each group member. They appear in the Company Highlights feed (Lightning Experience), depending on the post’s popularity ranking and engagement (such as likes, comments, and views).

Use the **My Archived Groups** filter in the Groups list to find the archived groups that you own, manage, or belong to. You can also use global search to find archived groups or associated content. Archived groups don’t count toward your group membership limit.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/images/icon_note.png)

Note

- Group members don’t receive email notifications when a Chatter group they own, manage, or belong to is archived or activated.
- If your administrator disables archiving for groups, you can’t archive groups or edit automatic archiving settings. You can reactivate archived groups at any time, even if archiving has been disabled.

#### See Also

- [Archived Chatter Groups](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_group_archive.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When a Chatter group is archived, group members can’t post content or share files with the group. Previous posts, comments, and files remain available.")
- [Activate Archived Chatter Groups](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.collab_group_activating.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Group owners, group managers, and users with the “Modify All Data” permission can activate an archived Chatter group from the group detail page.")