# Duplicate tabs in editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [24 September 2021 10:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471 "2021-09-24T10:43:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471/1 "2021-09-24T10:30:25Z")

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[moved to new topic since the other topic was three years old]

![query1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/2/72a8dfcb55e3da087b051169731e32e24e1c95ec.jpeg)

I have created only one TAB but, upon reopening the editor i see duplicated tab, i tried to delete one, both were deleted.

what is wrong here?

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [24 September 2021 10:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471/2 "2021-09-24T10:43:23Z")

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Look at the configuration sidebar, you may be have unused configuration nodes with same name?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/c/dc623c847ba1ae1871616427e54a3599bddde661.png)

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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:** [24 September 2021 11:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471/3 "2021-09-24T11:30:49Z")

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What version of Node-red, node.js and the dashboard are you using? (you can get all of this from the startup log)

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 02:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471/4 "2021-09-26T02:34:57Z")

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Yes Indeed, I deleted unused config nodes and voila, the duplicates were removed..

Thanks Very Much, this was bugging me since so long.

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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 02:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471/5 "2021-09-26T02:37:48Z")

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Node-Red - 2.0.6  
Node-Red- Dashboard - 2.30.0

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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:** [10 October 2021 02:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/duplicate-tabs-in-editor/51471/6 "2021-10-10T02:38:11Z")

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