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Remember, you can choose multiple categories at once. Next, click on the edit button and choose the option to delete the category. ![](https://resources.symphonycommerce.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-11-2024-09-14-18-0185-AM.png?width=688&height=398&name=image-png-Apr-11-2024-09-14-18-0185-AM.png)   ![](https://resources.symphonycommerce.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-11-2024-09-37-44-8751-AM.png?width=224&height=317&name=image-png-Apr-11-2024-09-37-44-8751-AM.png)   4\. If there are products in the category you want to delete, you can choose to either move them to another category or delete them entirely. Simply select your preferred option by ticking the appropriate checkbox. ![](https://resources.symphonycommerce.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-11-2024-09-38-37-9978-AM.png?width=623&height=484&name=image-png-Apr-11-2024-09-38-37-9978-AM.png)   If you move your products into another category you can set them to be inactive from within this menu. This is useful if you plan to move them into another category later. **Categories that have subcategories cannot be deleted. You will need to delete the subcategories first in order to make changes.**   5\. 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