# How to Remove Node from Node-red Permanently?

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**Created:** [26 May 2020 14:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-node-from-node-red-permanently/27317 "2020-05-26T14:26:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Squirrelbd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/squirrelbd/32/13451_2.png) [@Squirrelbd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Squirrelbd)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2020 14:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-node-from-node-red-permanently/27317/1 "2020-05-26T14:26:59Z")

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To remove a node from node-red permanently, we have to go to settings, plotter then removes any of the nodes, Like shown in this [video](https://youtu.be/hydovvms-Gk). Is there any other way to remove node from node red?

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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:** [26 May 2020 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-node-from-node-red-permanently/27317/2 "2020-05-26T14:47:05Z")

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There are a couple ways to remove a node

1. use the Palette manager - however if the node is being used in a flow, it will not allow you to delete the node until you remove all uses of it in your flows.

2. exit NR and CD to your `.node-red` folder then use `npm remove node-red-contrib-the_node_name`. When you start NR, the node will be missing from the flows and you will get a message about removing the node's configuration.

In eithor case you have to fix the flow where the node was.

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**Author:** ![Squirrelbd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/squirrelbd/32/13451_2.png) [@Squirrelbd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Squirrelbd)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2020 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-node-from-node-red-permanently/27317/3 "2020-05-26T15:04:06Z")

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Thanks for quick response. Got the solution.

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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:** [9 June 2020 15:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-remove-node-from-node-red-permanently/27317/4 "2020-06-09T15:04:07Z")

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