The value specified in the URL Key field would generate a URL that already exists

Question

I created category with url key name is "xxxxx". I have changed that category url key to "YYYYY". INow i dont like that url key for that category. Again i changed the url key to "xxxxx". It throws "The value specified in the URL Key field would generate a URL that already exists.

Please help me to change the old url key."

Answer 1

Manually delete last entry of 'xxxxx' from

 Marketing -> URL Rewrite

It will solve the problem.