# Export functionality clears node properties
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470
**Category:** General
**Created:** [26 September 2018 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470 "2018-09-26T17:33:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@jewendt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jewendt)
#### Post date: [26 September 2018 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470/1 "2018-09-26T17:33:23Z")
When exporting certain nodes. For example Azure Documents, some of the key properties are not exported. I understand the security concerns about exporting keys and such but there should be an option to export everything in order to move it to a new device or make a backup. Is there some functionality that I can enable to force an export of all the properties so that I can make a complete backup?
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [26 September 2018 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470/2 "2018-09-26T17:52:19Z")
Not via the browser - no.
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### Author:  [@jewendt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jewendt)
#### Post date: [26 September 2018 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470/3 "2018-09-26T20:52:54Z")
What do you mean "Not via the browser". Is that implying there is some kind of command line way of doing it?
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [26 September 2018 21:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470/4 "2018-09-26T21:02:06Z")
If you have full access to the server file system then of course you can copy anything. The `flows_{name}_cred.json` file contains the encrypted credentials for the `flows_{name}.json` flow file.
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### Author:  [@jewendt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jewendt)
#### Post date: [28 September 2018 12:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-functionality-clears-node-properties/3470/5 "2018-09-28T12:47:33Z")
Ok, thanks. So if I want the same flows running on multiple devices then I can just copy and past those files into the .node-red directory or is there another way to import the \*\_cred.json file?