# Dashboard tab is blank

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [16 November 2023 19:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942 "2023-11-16T19:38:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![arniepodo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@arniepodo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/arniepodo)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 19:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/1 "2023-11-16T19:38:23Z")

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I recently had to re-install v3.1 on my raspberry pi. However, when I click on the Dashboard tab in the dropdown list in the upper right corner, the tab opens blank and without any sub-tab for Layout.  
Can someone tell me how to fix this?  
Thank you

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/2 "2023-11-16T19:52:47Z")

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You say you had tu reinstall NR, have you added any ui nodes to your flow?  
Please export your flow and attach it to reply.

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**Author:** ![arniepodo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@arniepodo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/arniepodo)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/3 "2023-11-16T20:25:18Z")

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Thank you for your reply.  
I was unable to attach my flow - I received an error message that since I was a new user I was not allowed to attach anything.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 20:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/4 "2023-11-16T20:28:52Z")

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In Manage Palette, what do you see if you put "dash" in the search box? - something like this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/c/5cad3185dbcec619795f26273b82ee4bfde7d642.png)

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**Author:** ![arniepodo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@arniepodo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/arniepodo)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 20:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/5 "2023-11-16T20:57:55Z")

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Yes. It shows node-red-dashboard v3.6.1 in use 21 nodes

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [16 November 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/6 "2023-11-16T21:23:40Z")

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I would try clearing the browser cache and if that doesn't fix it, make a backup copy of your .node-red directory and reinstall using the node-red script.

```auto
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered) --node18

```

Using --node18 to ensure you have up to date node.js.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2023 21:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-tab-is-blank/82942/7 "2023-12-16T21:24:00Z")

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