# Hi I want to remove few nodes from palette .I have used nodesExcludes:\['90-exec.js','28-tail.js','10-file.js','23-watch.js'\] in settings.js but it's not working

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**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [26 October 2021 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-want-to-remove-few-nodes-from-palette-i-have-used-nodesexcludes-90-exec-js-28-tail-js-10-file-js-23-watch-js-in-settings-js-but-its-not-working/52740 "2021-10-26T08:07:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![prj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@prj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/prj)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2021 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-want-to-remove-few-nodes-from-palette-i-have-used-nodesexcludes-90-exec-js-28-tail-js-10-file-js-23-watch-js-in-settings-js-but-its-not-working/52740/1 "2021-10-26T08:07:17Z")

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nodesExcludes:['90-exec.js','28-tail.js','10-file.js','23-watch.js'],  
Used in path: "Node-Red\packages\node\_modules\node-red\settings.js"

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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:** [26 October 2021 08:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-want-to-remove-few-nodes-from-palette-i-have-used-nodesexcludes-90-exec-js-28-tail-js-10-file-js-23-watch-js-in-settings-js-but-its-not-working/52740/2 "2021-10-26T08:29:38Z")

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> [@prj](#):
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> Used in path: "Node-Red\packages\node\_modules\node-red\settings.js"

That is almost certainly not the settings file Node-RED is using.

When Node-RED starts it logs the path to the settings file it is using - make sure _that_ is the file you are editing.

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**Author:** ![prj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@prj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/prj)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2021 09:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-want-to-remove-few-nodes-from-palette-i-have-used-nodesexcludes-90-exec-js-28-tail-js-10-file-js-23-watch-js-in-settings-js-but-its-not-working/52740/3 "2021-10-26T09:16:14Z")

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Thank you ...

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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:** [25 December 2021 09:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hi-i-want-to-remove-few-nodes-from-palette-i-have-used-nodesexcludes-90-exec-js-28-tail-js-10-file-js-23-watch-js-in-settings-js-but-its-not-working/52740/4 "2021-12-25T09:16:19Z")

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