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# Deactivate Chatter Free Users

As a moderator, you can deactivate Chatter Free users if, for example, they left the company.

### 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: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d31882e84 ">To deactivate Chatter Free users:</td>

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When the owner of a Chatter group is deactivated, the deactivated user still owns the group. But a user with the Modify All Data permission can assign a new owner for a public or private group. For unlisted groups, a user with the Manage Unlisted Groups permission can assign a new owner.

1. To go to the person's profile page, click their name in the People tab or on a feed.
2. On the profile page, click **Deactivate User** from the user action menu.
    
    ![User action menu on Chatter Free user profile](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/collaboration/images/chatter_moderator_deactivate_user.png)

If you want to reactivate a Chatter Free user, use global search to find their profile. You use global search because deactivated users don't appear on the People tab.