# Debug sidebar messages disappear automatically

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-sidebar-messages-disappear-automatically/98383>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [30 July 2025 07:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-sidebar-messages-disappear-automatically/98383 "2025-07-30T07:03:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Helavi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/helavi/32/56753_2.png) [@Helavi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Helavi)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2025 07:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-sidebar-messages-disappear-automatically/98383/1 "2025-07-30T07:03:47Z")

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I user node-RED v3.0.2. Since some time I have problems with disappearing messages in the debug sidebar. Maybe I have configured this somewhen, but I can’t remember where and how to turn it back. Does anybody know how I can change this timeslot to keep messages without disappearing?

Thanks alot

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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:** [30 July 2025 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-sidebar-messages-disappear-automatically/98383/2 "2025-07-30T07:26:41Z")

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Hi and welcome to the forum.  
(Just to mention: You will be limited to how many posts you can make at the start)

Good news / bad news.

Alas they are supposed to do that, but the supposed to part is annoying.

If you have a lot of them in/on your flows there is only a certain/fixed amount of _buffering_ allocated to them.

So once that memory is full, they just wipe.

I'm guessing you have it set to only display `current flow` and not all?  
(Well, that's what I have and that's what happens for me and why.)

Alas it has not been addressed and still happens with newer versions.

The best/only way to stop this happening - I believe - is to turn off all the other `debug` nodes on other flows.

Sorry, but that's the best I can offer.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [30 July 2025 07:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-sidebar-messages-disappear-automatically/98383/3 "2025-07-30T07:54:52Z")

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Select All at the top of the debug pane to see what is spamming the browser with loads of messages.

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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:** [28 October 2025 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-sidebar-messages-disappear-automatically/98383/4 "2025-10-28T07:55:00Z")

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