# Deleted everything

**URL:** <https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399>\
**Category:** Shopware 6 (English)\
**Created:** [21. Juli 2022 um 13:23 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399 "2022-07-21T13:23:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![jvandijkverbeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jvandijkverbeek](https://forum.shopware.com/u/jvandijkverbeek)\
**Post date:** [21. Juli 2022 um 13:23 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399/1 "2022-07-21T13:23:33Z")

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I’ve deleted my categories by mistake and cannot get them back. Now if I make new categories, I cannot connect them to my homepage so it is all blank.  
Please help!

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**Author:** ![abdullah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@abdullah](https://forum.shopware.com/u/abdullah)\
**Post date:** [21. Juli 2022 um 13:38 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399/2 "2022-07-21T13:38:30Z")

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Do you habe a backup that can be imported?

Did you assign the new category to the saleschannel?

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**Author:** ![jvandijkverbeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jvandijkverbeek](https://forum.shopware.com/u/jvandijkverbeek)\
**Post date:** [21. Juli 2022 um 14:20 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399/3 "2022-07-21T14:20:27Z")

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I don’t have a back-up to import.  
Yes I assigned it to the saleschannel and main navigation, etc.

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**Author:** ![abdullah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@abdullah](https://forum.shopware.com/u/abdullah)\
**Post date:** [21. Juli 2022 um 14:51 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399/4 "2022-07-21T14:51:24Z")

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and did you cleared the cache and rebuild the indices?

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**Author:** ![jvandijkverbeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jvandijkverbeek](https://forum.shopware.com/u/jvandijkverbeek)\
**Post date:** [21. Juli 2022 um 17:01 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399/5 "2022-07-21T17:01:06Z")

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It seems that is not possible for the free version

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**Author:** ![abdullah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@abdullah](https://forum.shopware.com/u/abdullah)\
**Post date:** [21. Juli 2022 um 17:15 UTC](https://forum.shopware.com/t/deleted-everything/95399/6 "2022-07-21T17:15:53Z")

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it should work in the free version.

i think where will still be a configuration error somewhere.

Have you looked at the Shopware documentation?

> **[Shopware 6 - Categories](https://docs.shopware.com/en/shopware-6-en/catalogues/categories)**
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> In the category management you administrate the category structure of your shop. In Shopware 6 the categories are also used to organise the shop pages and the service menu. You can find the module under Catalogues \> Categories.