# What happens if I delete a department that still has members in Empatyzer?

If a department still has members, Empatyzer first asks you to choose the department they will move to, so nobody is left without a department. An empty department can be deleted without this step.

Departments are deleted in the Department names section of organization management. If you only want to stop offering a department as a choice, you can hide it instead: a hidden department is not shown to users, but its data is not deleted.

## Also asked as

- remove a department with people in it
- move members before deleting a department
- delete an empty department
- reassign people to another department

## About this answer

- Page: https://empatyzer.fr/faq-questions-answers/answers/what-happens-if-i-delete-a-department-that-still-has-members/
- Topic: [Administration and organization management](https://empatyzer.fr/faq-questions-answers/organization-administration/)
- Polish version: https://empatyzer.fr/pl/pytania-i-odpowiedzi/odpowiedzi/usuniecie-dzialu-z-czlonkami/
- Published 2026-09-06; Updated 2026-10-10; Reviewed 2026-10-10
- Publisher: EMPATYZER sp. z o.o., https://empatyzer.fr/

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