# Is there a way to delete multiple unused configuration nodes?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 July 2018 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219 "2018-07-01T09:53:00Z")\
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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:** [1 July 2018 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/1 "2018-07-01T09:53:00Z")

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Many times I import someone's flow to see if I can help and finaly delete all the tabs that they used, but this can lead to having many unused configuration nodes showing up. I know I can double click them and remove them, but when you have ten or twenty it is a pain.

Is there any way to delete them all at once? Or could I ask this as a enhancement??

[UPDATE: If you click on one, then do a 'Select All' (ctrl-A on a mac) it will select them all and you can delete them in one go.]

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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:** [1 July 2018 10:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/2 "2018-07-01T10:48:32Z")

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@zenofmud a general redesign of the config nodes sidebar is on the todo list to address lots of these sorts of issues.

@dceejay has proposed a change that adds a single button to delete all of the unused ones. I’m holding back on that until we see if the wider redesign of the config node sidebar gets into 0.19.

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**Author:** ![kaless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@kaless](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kaless)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2020 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/3 "2020-06-26T09:15:50Z")

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I'm using v1.0.6, and still experience this issue.  
I fully support @dceejay proposal to add a " **delete all unused**" button in the config sidebar.

I got another proposal that will require more clicks but a finer control (still less clicks than as-is). It is to add support of " **ctrl + left click**" to select multiple config node in the sidebar and add a " **delete all selected**" button.

(Raising old topic cause its on top of the forum search to delete config node)

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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 June 2020 09:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/4 "2020-06-26T09:22:58Z")

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Hi @kaless

you can already ctrl-click in the config node side bar to select multiple nodes, then press the delete key on your keyboard to remove them.

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**Author:** ![kaless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@kaless](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kaless)\
**Post date:** [26 June 2020 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/5 "2020-06-26T09:29:54Z")

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Then I may have spotted a bug, cause ctrl-click is not supported for me.  
(using ubuntu with node-red v1.0.6 on chrome v83.0.4103.106)

The delete key is a nice touch, I should have though of trying it out earlier

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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 June 2020 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/6 "2020-06-26T10:14:23Z")

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Ctrl-click not working for me either with 1.1 Beta 3 on Ubuntu, Waterfox. Nothing in the browser console when I try. Ctrl-click selects but also deselects the original node.

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**Author:** ![sniicker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sniicker/32/56525_2.png) [@sniicker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sniicker)\
**Post date:** [2 March 2021 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/7 "2021-03-02T11:00:41Z")

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Ctrl-click also does not work for me  
Win 10 Firefor or Chrome - does not mater

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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:** [2 March 2021 11:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/8 "2021-03-02T11:31:56Z")

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Try clicking on one of them then doing a select all - however your system/browser lets you and see if that highlights them all.

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**Author:** ![psalibe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@psalibe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/psalibe)\
**Post date:** [21 November 2022 19:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-multiple-unused-configuration-nodes/1219/9 "2022-11-21T19:08:50Z")

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Has this been solved yet? I have a crazy number of unused config nodes and feel like a delete all should be a simple add... CTRL + click does not work for me. Node-Red is taking about 30 seconds in between simple clicks / navigations so trying to nail down if this speed issue is due to config nodes...