# Auto-Load "Last working version" when NR start is crashing

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-load-last-working-version-when-nr-start-is-crashing/95048>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Created:** [1 February 2025 14:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-load-last-working-version-when-nr-start-is-crashing/95048 "2025-02-01T14:42:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![krambriw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/krambriw/32/5429_2.png) [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\
**Post date:** [3 February 2025 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/auto-load-last-working-version-when-nr-start-is-crashing/95048/20 "2025-02-03T07:28:02Z")

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> [@PizzaProgram](#):
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> drop me a link of the node/script/function!

There has been several variants discussed earlier, I did follow this approach, except that I use my own networked SSD instead of Dropbox:

> [@node-RED Backup Flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-backup-flow/25033):
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> I read a [post a few days ago](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ive-lost-everything-connection-lost-to-machine-error-subflow-connections/24782) by @Trying_to_learn about losing his node-RED flow, which had taken him no doubt many hours to construct, and as his backup was on the same machine - he lost that too. So... I've spent a few days looking at off-site storage, and stumbled upon node-red-contrib-dsm which was written by @cflurin complete with an example flow to perform automated backups to dropbox. [dsm] I played about with the configuration, and made some changes to the way that the backups are stor…

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