# Category/Topic export fails with error "database "discourse\_development" does not exist"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-export-fails-with-error-database-discourse-development-does-not-exist/42938>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 21, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-export-fails-with-error-database-discourse-development-does-not-exist/42938 "2016-04-21T14:23:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-topic-export-fails-with-error-database-discourse-development-does-not-exist/42938/2 "2016-04-21T15:38:18Z")

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Can you try this?

```plaintext
cd /var/discourse
./launcher enter app
discourse export_category 15

```

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