Title: ERROR: Cannot save settings for table
Last modified: March 8, 2021

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# ERROR: Cannot save settings for table

 *  [lrydant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrydant/)
 * (@lrydant)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-save-settings-for-table/)
 * Receive error ERROR: Cannot save settings for table  when I try in Data Explorer
   in Column Settings to change Column Type for field. The table is a view table.

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 *  Thread Starter [lrydant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrydant/)
 * (@lrydant)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-save-settings-for-table/#post-14152448)
 * I tried removing data from columns so that I could change the Column Type. Finally
   just re-imported the file for this view and am able now to change Column Types.
 *  Plugin Author [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * (@peterschulznl)
 * [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-save-settings-for-table/#post-14153929)
 * Hi [@lrydant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lrydant/),
 * Thank you for your follow up!
 * What did you change to make it work? Might be helpful to find the cause of this
   error…
 * Thanks,
    Peter

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 * Last reply from: [Passionate Programmer Peter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/peterschulznl/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-cannot-save-settings-for-table/#post-14153929)
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