# Deleted username but can not use that username in other user

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-username-but-can-not-use-that-username-in-other-user/147609 "2020-04-11T09:31:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleted-username-but-can-not-use-that-username-in-other-user/147609/1 "2020-04-11T09:31:53Z")

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I have deleted a user with username = “XXX” and I want yo change the username of other user with the same username of deleted user but I can not. I get the mensagges. “Username have to be unique”

How can I check if a username is taken or not complete deleted?

Regards

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