# How to Uninstall Node-Red-contrib-ui-i

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [26 September 2021 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544 "2021-09-26T17:11:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/1 "2021-09-26T17:11:33Z")

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I'm running NR version 1.3.4 and NJS version 10.24.0 on a RPI 400.

The NR dashboard that is installed is an old dashboard version "node-red-contrib-ui-i" and I want to replace it with the newer NR dashboard.

The issue is that I can't seem to uninstall it, either from the NR palette manager or from the CMD line with "sudo npm remover node-red-contrib-ui-i".

Any suggestions?

Thanks,  
Tony

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/2 "2021-09-26T17:36:58Z")

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Aren't the npm options to delete packages **npm uninstall node-red-contrib-ui-i** and/or **npm prune node-red-contrib-ui-i**?  
**npm --help** might confirm.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/3 "2021-09-26T19:26:05Z")

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If you can't uninstall it using package manager then probably you still have some nodes in the flow, or configuration nodes. Check in the menu Configuration Nodes for any unused nodes and delete them and deploy.

Alternatively to uninstall from the command line go to your .node-red folder (that is important) and run  
`npm remove node-red-contrib-ui-i`  
If that doesn't remove it then post the full output from the command here.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 20:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/4 "2021-09-26T20:34:03Z")

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> [@jbudd](#):
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> Aren't the npm options to delete packages **npm uninstall**

Remove is an alias for uninstall. It is much easier to type I find.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/5 "2021-09-26T20:40:47Z")

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Thanks. 👍

I assume that the OP's "sudo npm remover node-red-contrib-ui-i" is a typo.

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 20:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/6 "2021-09-26T20:44:20Z")

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Thanks, I was able to manually delete that folder, and install the latest dashboard.

I had an issue with the palette manager not loading due to an older version of NPM. I had to upgrade to the latest version.

Seems to be working now!

Thanks..

Tony

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 21:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/7 "2021-09-26T21:02:39Z")

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> [@tcontrada](#):
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> manually delete that folder

Manually delete what folder? If you mean the you deleted the folder from the node\_modules folder, but have left it in package.json, then npm is liable to re-install it for you without warning.

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**Author:** ![tcontrada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@tcontrada](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tcontrada)\
**Post date:** [26 September 2021 22:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/8 "2021-09-26T22:39:30Z")

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I will check that file and if Its still in the package.json I will remove it.

Thanks..

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [27 September 2021 06:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/9 "2021-09-27T06:23:12Z")

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The safest way is to run the uninstall command.

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**Post date:** [27 October 2021 06:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-uninstall-node-red-contrib-ui-i/51544/10 "2021-10-27T06:23:50Z")

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