# Export menu disabled

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-menu-disabled/4698>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [8 November 2018 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-menu-disabled/4698 "2018-11-08T20:55:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![machadotiago](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/machadotiago/32/23776_2.png) [@machadotiago](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/machadotiago)\
**Post date:** [8 November 2018 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-menu-disabled/4698/1 "2018-11-08T20:55:42Z")

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Hello all!  
I have a suggestion for the export functionality.

When you want to export all Flows (for backup reasons) the first act, by instinct, is to click on **Menu** and then **Export**.  
Unfortunately, when you do this, the **Export** menu is disabled:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/4/4dde89b50309364e263df8044568291dc330e0e5.png)

To make it enabled you need to select a random node and then click again in the Menu.  
Wouldn't be better to make it always enabled?

Obs: I know that there is a shortcut for that (Ctrl+E) but not everybody use shortcuts, and the functionality of the shortcut should be the same as the one in the menu, shouldn't?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [8 November 2018 21:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-menu-disabled/4698/2 "2018-11-08T21:22:44Z")

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I think you'll find if you upgrade from 0.17.5 that this has already been addressed.

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**Author:** ![machadotiago](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/machadotiago/32/23776_2.png) [@machadotiago](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/machadotiago)\
**Post date:** [8 November 2018 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/export-menu-disabled/4698/3 "2018-11-08T21:40:02Z")

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Oh, sorry!  
You are right, just tested NR 19 and it is working.  
Thanks!!