# Manage filesystem groups using the GUI

Using the GUI, you can perform the following actions:

* [View filesystem groups](#view-filesystem-groups)
* [Add filesystem groups](#add-a-filesystem-group)
* [Edit filesystem groups](#edit-a-filesystem-group)
* [Delete a filesystem group](#delete-a-filesystem-group)

## View filesystem groups

The filesystem groups are displayed on the **Filesystems** page. Each filesystem group indicates the number of filesystems that use it.

**Procedure**

1. From the menu, select **Manage > Filesystems**.

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## Add a filesystem group

A filesystem group is required when adding a filesystem. You can create more filesystem groups if you want to apply a different tiering policy on specific filesystems.

**Procedure**

1. From the menu, select **Manage > Filesystems**.
2. Select the + sign right to the Filesystem Groups title.
3. In the **Create Filesystem Group** dialog, set the following:
   * **Name:** Set a meaningful name for the filesystem group.
   * **Drive Retention Period**: Set the period for keeping data on the SSD after it is copied to the object store. After this period, the copy of the data is deleted from the SSD.
   * **Tiering Cue**: Set the time to wait after the last update before the data is copied from the SSD and sent to the object store.

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4. Select **Create**.

**Related topic**

[#data-lifecycle-policy-controls](https://docs.weka.io/5.0/tiering#data-lifecycle-policy-controls "mention") (to learn more about the drive retention period and tiering cue)

## Edit a filesystem group

You can edit the filesystem group policy according to your system requirements.

**Procedure**

1. From the menu, select **Manage > Filesystems**.
2. Select the filesystem group you want to edit.
3. Select the pencil sign right to the filesystem group name.
4. In the **Edit Filesystem Group** dialog, update the settings as you need. (See the parameter descriptions in the [Add a filesystem group](#add-a-filesystem-group) topic.)

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5. Select **Update**.

## Delete a filesystem group

You can delete a filesystem group no longer used by any filesystem.

**Procedure**

1. From the menu, select **Manage > Filesystems**.
2. Select the filesystem group you want to delete.
3. Verify that the filesystem group is not used by any filesystems (indicates 0 filesystems).

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5. Select the **Remove** icon. In the pop-up message, select **Yes** to delete the filesystem group.