# How to save your flows

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 August 2019 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620 "2019-08-21T21:39:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Johannes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Johannes)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2019 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/1 "2019-08-21T21:39:14Z")

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Hi, beginner to Node red , running on a Rasbian ,made som flows , and re bootet the rapberry pi.  
Can not find them , are the not autosaved? anybody knows the default folder for made flows?  
Thx in advance 🙂 🙂

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2019 21:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/2 "2019-08-21T21:43:32Z")

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Did you deploy your flows before rebooting?  
 ![deploy](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/c/ce427050116f9dba7d17e2585596414cefa21e3e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Johannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Johannes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Johannes)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2019 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/3 "2019-08-21T21:44:20Z")

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HI Paul- Reed, Yes I did

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2019 21:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/4 "2019-08-21T21:52:14Z")

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> [@Johannes](#):
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> anybody knows the default folder for made flows?

You should be able to find the flows file in `/home/pi/.node-red`

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**Author:** ![Johannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Johannes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Johannes)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2019 22:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/5 "2019-08-21T22:05:23Z")

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Great i Found something in json format, i will figure it out to import this to node red again. Thx a lot Paul-Reed. 🙂

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2019 07:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/6 "2019-08-22T07:32:02Z")

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Covered in the getting started page of the docs

[https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/local](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/local)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2019 07:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/7 "2019-08-22T07:40:44Z")

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Open json file, copy content.  
Open node red, Ctrl+i, paste.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2019 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-save-your-flows/14620/8 "2019-08-22T08:28:03Z")

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or - `node-red name-of-your-file.json`  
BUT the name should include your computers hostname - which is what it uses to pick up on by default... so maybe your computer changed the name