# Custom nodes deleted on palette install

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-nodes-deleted-on-palette-install/12114
**Category:** General
**Created:** [12 June 2019 12:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-nodes-deleted-on-palette-install/12114 "2019-06-12T12:42:54Z")
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### Author: ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [14 June 2019 18:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/custom-nodes-deleted-on-palette-install/12114/5 "2019-06-14T18:22:37Z")

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Ah, I didn't realise you had been copying files directly into the node\_modules directory. This is why I asked how exactly you had installed them. Your response said you had followed our instructions... but they do not say to copy files like that.

Glad you figured it out.

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