# Problem switching parent categories?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-switching-parent-categories/83036>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 15, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-switching-parent-categories/83036 "2018-03-15T04:52:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-switching-parent-categories/83036/4 "2018-03-15T15:41:50Z")

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> [@jonobacon](#):
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> If I renamed it does that mean it can’t have sub-categories?

Nope, Uncategorized is not a real category and does not behave like a normal category.  
Rename the Uncategorized(A) to something else  
Create a new category A and then you can change the parent from C to the new A.

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