# Error when deleting a topic which has already been answered

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-deleting-a-topic-which-has-already-been-answered/351378>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [February 9, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-deleting-a-topic-which-has-already-been-answered/351378 "2025-02-09T22:57:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-deleting-a-topic-which-has-already-been-answered/351378/2 "2025-02-09T23:25:06Z")

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You can’t delete certain topics, those that are automatically created by Discourse, like the “About this category” topics.

I created a topic on my (up-to-date) instance, replied, and could delete the topic.

- Can you give us examples of topics you can’t delete?

- Are you admin or moderator?

- What are the category permissions?

- Did you try in [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)?

- Are there errors in the js console, or the network tab of your browser’s dev tools?

- Are there errors in `/logs`?

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