# Error saving flows: settings.getUserSettings is not a function

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-saving-flows-settings-getusersettings-is-not-a-function/43502
**Category:** General
**Created:** [1 April 2021 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-saving-flows-settings-getusersettings-is-not-a-function/43502 "2021-04-01T09:49:25Z")
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### Author: ![SuperNinja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/superninja/32/5761_2.png) [@SuperNinja](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SuperNinja)
#### Post date: [1 April 2021 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-saving-flows-settings-getusersettings-is-not-a-function/43502/1 "2021-04-01T09:49:25Z")

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Hi all,  
I specify: I am using **Node Red Desktop** @sakazuki on a **Win10** PC. Following a Win10 crash and a forced shutdown, I had trouble relaunching NRD, but I managed to get my Flow back to work, but I can't save the changes :

```auto
"Error saving flows: settings.getUserSettings is not a function"
01/04/2021 à 10:16:52
msg : string[412]
string[412]
TypeError: settings.getUserSettings is not a function
    at getUserGitSettings (C:\Users\Christian\AppData\Local\Programs\node-red-desktop\resources\app.asar\node_modules\@node-red\runtime\lib\storage\localfilesystem\projects\index.js:199:33)
    at C:\Users\Christian\AppData\Local\Programs\node-red-desktop\resources\app.asar\node_modules\@node-red\runtime\lib\storage\localfilesystem\projects\index.js:578:27
01/04/2021 à 10:16:52
msg : error
"TypeError: settings.getUserSettings is not a function"

```

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/5/054ac95fea8c58b1f4ec4e1e852e4919324364c3.png)  
_`app.asar` is not a folder !_

Does anyone have a test for me to do, a configuration file to check? Any help would be appreciated  
Thanks

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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: [31 May 2021 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-saving-flows-settings-getusersettings-is-not-a-function/43502/2 "2021-05-31T09:49:43Z")

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