<p>This was resolved with the above comments from @mmikkel</p>

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  <p><em>Craft Personal is limited to a single channel. Your license.key file must've been overwritten/deleted somehow when you updated – which is weird unless this was a manual update? In any case, if you have purchased a license and don't have a copy of the license.key file you'll need to contact support@buildwithcraft.com to restore it. If this is a dev build and you haven't purchased a license, just click the upgrade link in the CP footer and then the "Test" button under Craft Pro in the modal that appears.</em></p>
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2015-11-09T13:06:22.437Z
Great that you got it sorted. Can you elaborate a little – did you figure out why the license.key was wiped on update, and what did you do to restore it?
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
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2015-11-09T15:05:42.610Z
Hi @mmikkel no that is a mystery. The update was done using the craft update function in the CMS. So not sure if this is a bug with craft running on a dev site or not?
Lettie
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2015-11-09T12:23:04.280Z
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Lettie
<p>Anyone experienced this problem?</p>

<p>I have a dev site set up which we updated to 2.4.2702. After updating one of my section channels has disappeared from the CMS.</p>

<p>The entries for the channel are still showing and I can see the channel set up in <code>craft_sections</code> on the database so any ideas what has happened to it and why it is no longer in the CMS?</p>

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2015-11-09T11:33:37.523Z
Which edition (Personal, Client or Pro) were you running before the update, and does Craft appear to be running the same edition now (check the CP footer)?
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
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2015-11-09T11:41:03.057Z
@mmikkel It seems to have switched it from pro 2.4.2692 to personal 2.4.2702?
Lettie
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2015-11-09T12:15:02.450Z
Then that's your issue – Craft Personal is limited to a single channel. Your `license.key` file must've been overwritten/deleted somehow when you updated – which is weird unless this was a manual update? In any case, if you have purchased a license and don't have a copy of the `license.key` file you'll need to contact support@buildwithcraft.com to restore it. If this is a dev build and you haven't purchased a license, just click the upgrade link in the CP footer and then the "Test" button under _Craft Pro_ in the modal that appears.
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
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2015-11-09T12:22:06.640Z
@mmikkel cheers sorted.
Lettie
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Updating Craft removed a channel from the CMS?
# Updating Craft removed a channel from the CMS?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-09)

Anyone experienced this problem?

I have a dev site set up which we updated to 2.4.2702. After updating one of my section channels has disappeared from the CMS.

The entries for the channel are still showing and I can see the channel set up in `craft_sections` on the database so any ideas what has happened to it and why it is no longer in the CMS?

**Tags:** database, channels, updating

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Which edition (Personal, Client or Pro) were you running before the update, and does Craft appear to be running the same edition now (check the CP footer)?  
> **username_0**: @mmikkel It seems to have switched it from pro 2.4.2692 to personal 2.4.2702?  
> **username_1**: Then that's your issue – Craft Personal is limited to a single channel. Your `license.key` file must've been overwritten/deleted somehow when you updated – which is weird unless this was a manual update? In any case, if you have purchased a license and don't have a copy of the `license.key` file you'll need to contact support@buildwithcraft.com to restore it. If this is a dev build and you haven't purchased a license, just click the upgrade link in the CP footer and then the "Test" button under _Craft Pro_ in the modal that appears.  
> **username_0**: @mmikkel cheers sorted.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2015-11-09. Score: 1

This was resolved with the above comments from @mmikkel

> *Craft Personal is limited to a single channel. Your license.key file must've been overwritten/deleted somehow when you updated – which is weird unless this was a manual update? In any case, if you have purchased a license and don't have a copy of the license.key file you'll need to contact support@buildwithcraft.com to restore it. If this is a dev build and you haven't purchased a license, just click the upgrade link in the CP footer and then the "Test" button under Craft Pro in the modal that appears.*

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Great that you got it sorted. Can you elaborate a little – did you figure out why the license.key was wiped on update, and what did you do to restore it?  
> **username_0**: Hi @mmikkel no that is a mystery. The update was done using the craft update function in the CMS. So not sure if this is a bug with craft running on a dev site or not?  

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