# Can't delete topic without category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-topic-without-category/367811>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 27, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-topic-without-category/367811 "2025-05-27T18:19:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-delete-topic-without-category/367811/13 "2025-05-28T11:25:36Z")

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And that solved your wonky category link in the sidebar too?

It’s interesting that it’s only just showing a problem now when it had been happily deleted for a number of years.

If you figure out the connection let me know. 🙂

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