Title: Renaming Sub-directory Issue
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Renaming Sub-directory Issue

 *  [qubed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qubed/)
 * (@qubed)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renaming-sub-directory-issue/)
 * Hello all,
 * I have recently renamed, then removed a sub-directory, now to only create a sub-
   directory install again with the same name as the one I removed. A bit complicated
   and confusing I understand, but I wasn’t set on a sub-directory name until finally
   making a final decision on going with the name that I didn’t think I wanted.
 * My issue now is that after re-creating the sub-directory name, my links are showing
   up with an addendum to them, such as example.com/abc/shop-2 instead of example.
   com/abc/shop. How do I go about removing an entire sub-directories install and
   pages etc so I can start with a clean slate of the new sub-directory install 
   so there won’t be conflicts such as this?
 * Thank you in advance for the help!

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renaming-sub-directory-issue/#post-4618214)
 * Where is WP installed?
 * What is the site slug with the problem?
 * What are your permalinks set to?
 * Did you empty all the old posts/pages?

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renaming-sub-directory-issue/#post-4618214)
 * Status: not resolved

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