# Remove or reorder a zone

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770 "2019-01-23T10:43:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![OetAelse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oetaelse/32/9470_2.png) [@OetAelse](https://community.homey.app/u/OetAelse)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/1 "2019-01-23T10:43:51Z")

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After the update to 2.0.0 (stable) I started to arrange my devices in to more zones. One of the old zones ‘Begane grond’ that has no more devices cannot be removed. After trying to remove this zone the name cannot be changed also. After a Homey reboot the name can be changed again however removing the zone is still not possible. No errror messages are shown. This is the first zone in the zone list below the ‘root’ zone ‘Thuis’.

Is there a way to reorder how the zones are listed, they are now ordered in creation order…

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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/2 "2019-01-23T11:39:16Z")

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In homey v2.0.1 the zones will be ordered alphabetical, ordering them otherwise is not possible (yet), you can “sort” the then by changing the name (IE 1Living Room).

As for not being able to delete downstairs you’ll have to contact athom on [their support](https://support.athom.com/hc/nl/requests/new), as they don’t read along here (most of the time).

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**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/3 "2019-01-23T11:44:08Z")

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You can only remove zones which are empty, As its not currently possible to reorder, you will need to create a support ticket to request this new feature. [https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us/requests/new)

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**Author:** ![OetAelse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oetaelse/32/9470_2.png) [@OetAelse](https://community.homey.app/u/OetAelse)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/4 "2019-01-23T13:19:17Z")

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The zone is empty so that may not be the problem here.  
Thanks for your help, I will contact Athom support.

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**Author:** ![gy\_1977](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gy_1977/32/16573_2.png) [@gy\_1977](https://community.homey.app/u/gy_1977)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/5 "2020-05-06T21:57:39Z")

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Did this get resolved?

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**Author:** ![Busta999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/busta999/32/10053_2.png) [@Busta999](https://community.homey.app/u/Busta999)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/6 "2020-08-06T15:29:38Z")

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Just got my new Homey Pro - how do you rename Zones or create/delete them - I have going around and around the interface but cannot figure it out.

Thanks to anyone who responds

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/7 "2020-08-06T15:52:28Z")

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> [@Busta999](#):
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> rename Zones or create/delete

Go to the Zones page, in right upper corner, there is a cog-wheel, press that, tip on the wanted zone, an right arrow is shown, tip that arrow, and if the zone is empty, the Remove button will be shown.

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**Author:** ![Busta999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/busta999/32/10053_2.png) [@Busta999](https://community.homey.app/u/Busta999)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/8 "2020-08-06T15:55:43Z")

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Awesome - Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/9 "2022-09-26T08:24:06Z")

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I renamed a Zone but the flow cards still output the old name for “Zone”. Is this a bug?

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/10 "2022-09-26T10:14:54Z")

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Hoey uses ID’s for flows and devices, Names are not always updated throughout the system (unfortunately), in your flows you can update the Names manually.

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**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/11 "2022-09-26T12:06:13Z")

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> [@JPe4619](#):
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> you can update the Names manually

you mean I can use the real name instead of “Zone”?

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/12 "2022-09-26T17:03:26Z")

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You can also create a new zone with the wanted name, then move all the devices to the new zone, afterwards remove the old zone.

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**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/13 "2022-09-27T07:44:58Z")

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In my case it’s actually the main zone, the apartment. I can only add zones as children, is there a way to add a sibling to the root?

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/14 "2022-09-27T10:08:35Z")

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No, there is only one root zone.

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**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/15 "2022-09-27T11:04:28Z")

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this means I can’t do anything about Homey not propagating the renamed root label

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/16 "2022-09-27T13:09:10Z")

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did you try to reboot  
did you try to PTP (Pull The Homey-Plug for 15 minutes and then let Homey do his things for 30 minutes)

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**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-or-reorder-a-zone/7770/17 "2022-09-27T18:00:24Z")

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Hahaha, PTP might be the solution that often works. Need to try it once the guests are gone
