# Error moving sub category to top level with duplicate name

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-moving-sub-category-to-top-level-with-duplicate-name/31614>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [July 31, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-moving-sub-category-to-top-level-with-duplicate-name/31614 "2015-07-31T16:21:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-moving-sub-category-to-top-level-with-duplicate-name/31614/2 "2015-07-31T21:38:45Z")

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> [@boomzilla](#):
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> I tried to move a category with a parent to be its own top level category

What does this mean? Can you describe it in step by step fashion?

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