# Cannot delete system created topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 14, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781 "2019-08-14T14:26:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-system-created-topic/125781/2 "2019-08-14T14:41:58Z")

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Try with

```plaintext
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
rails c
Topic.find(id).destroy

```

You will find the `id` placing the mouse over the topic title

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/9/39d401cc8b161192250c5b7f9ce7c5228c323c38.png)

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