# Debug messages disappear after 1hr

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-messages-disappear-after-1hr/88483
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [4 June 2024 03:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-messages-disappear-after-1hr/88483 "2024-06-04T03:28:52Z")
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### Author: ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [4 June 2024 03:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-messages-disappear-after-1hr/88483/2 "2024-06-04T03:36:27Z")

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There is a limited _space_ where the `debug` messages are stored.

I have/had a similar problem.

I have the debug set to show `current flow only` and sometimes I would see the messages slowly vanishing.

I was told that is because there is limited _space_ for the messages.

See this thread:

> [@Interesting / weird observation in DEBUG window (NR 3.0.2)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/interesting-weird-observation-in-debug-window-nr-3-0-2/87382):
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> I started to post this earlier but it stopped happening and so I couldn't get the screen shots to show it. (Pictures say 1000 words) I am working on something and there are messages shown in the debug side of the window. Slowly - well not always - they scroll off the top when there are no new messages arriving. See below screen shots. Comments BELOW pictures. (Ok, this was going to be the start. Some time lat…

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