What Happens When You Delete a Group or Group Category

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Relevant to: faculty and staff

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Although it is possible to delete a group or category, there are consequences that you need to consider carefully.

When You Delete a Group

When you delete a group, the following things happen:

  • If you've selected the Auto-enroll new students option, students are automatically distributed to the remaining groups.
  • If groups are set up for manual enrollment, you must add students to the remaining groups using the Enroll Users page.
  • Group discussion forums remain available for reference. You can delete them in the Discussions tool.
  • Group locker areas and the files they contain are deleted.
  • Group assignments and the files they contain are deleted.

When You Delete a Category

When you delete a category, the following things happen:

  • Students are no longer enrolled in groups because they do not exist.
  • Group discussion forums remain available for reference. You can delete them in the Discussions tool.
  • Group Locker areas and the files they contain are deleted.
  • Group assignments and the files they contain are deleted.

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Article ID: 10838
Created
Fri 5/26/23 1:53 PM
Modified
Mon 7/21/25 11:33 AM