# Parent message doesn't exist

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**Category:** Migration\
**Created:** [February 16, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-message-doesnt-exist/141746 "2020-02-16T15:59:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-message-doesnt-exist/141746/5 "2020-02-17T14:31:04Z")

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No, I don’t believe there was an error.

> [@gerhard](#):
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> I’m sorry, but I guess you’ll need to debug this yourself by modifying the Ruby code of the import script.

Ok, though I’m not familiar with Ruby or the import script, but I may be able to have a go.

Can you let me know which scripts to look at, and where they are? Does “debug” mean add print statements or is there more sophisticated functionality?

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