# 如果有一个或多个主题被转换为私信，则无法删除该分类

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [2018年四月3日 14:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471 "2018-04-03T14:49:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kuba-orlik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kuba-orlik/32/318490_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Post date:** [2018年四月3日 14:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471/1 "2018-04-03T14:49:27Z")

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Well, this is what I see when I navigate to the category:

 ![Screenshot-2018-4-3%20Forum%20Sealcode%20org](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/e/eec7863a1939ca857e54f2d73b5e94354587a752.png)

I assume it means there are no more topics in the conversation?

Aaaand now I remembered that I didn’t delete the topics (as I couldn’t figure out how to do this), but I turned them into PMs. Maybe that could be a hint?

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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:** [2018年四月3日 15:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471/2 "2018-04-03T15:14:29Z")

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Good catch, I can repro this issue in a new installation.

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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:** [2018年四月3日 18:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471/3 "2018-04-03T18:17:38Z")

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Wait did you turn the “About this category” topic into a PM? That is very very bad, if so

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**Author:** ![kuba-orlik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kuba-orlik/32/318490_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)\
**Post date:** [2018年四月3日 20:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471/4 "2018-04-03T20:30:45Z")

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No, fortunately I didn’t. You can still see it in the screenshot

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [2018年四月4日 06:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471/7 "2018-04-04T06:46:58Z")

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Fixed via:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c36e201eb3559a489a3d3e4905e0f4d04c12cc2c](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c36e201eb3559a489a3d3e4905e0f4d04c12cc2c)

Thanks for reporting this issue @kuba-orlik. 👍

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [2018年四月4日 12:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-delete-category-if-one-or-more-topics-are-transformed-into-pm/84471/8 "2018-04-04T12:30:01Z")

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