What does this error mean?
proto.005-PsBabyM1.delegate.no_deletion
This happened when trying to delegate to a baker.
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Sign up to join this communityThe problem is that the source address you're trying to delegate from is already registered as a baker. There are two situations that lead to the No_deletion
error:
Note that when you're registered as a baker, you're delegating to self.
I had this error when trying to switch delegate from my baker address to another validator. After some hassle, I figured it out I need to first transfer the balance to a new address and then delegate from that new address.