# Issues with creating different projects

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-with-creating-different-projects/21303>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 February 2020 10:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-with-creating-different-projects/21303 "2020-02-05T10:17:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Unikumet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7ea924/32.png) [@Unikumet](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Unikumet)\
**Post date:** [5 February 2020 10:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-with-creating-different-projects/21303/1 "2020-02-05T10:17:47Z")

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Hi,

I'm currently trying to understand how to create separate node-red projects, but as of now I'm stuck in place.

I have read the [https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/) guide and followed the instructions up until the point where I have changed the settings.js file to enable for projects:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/5/f5867ff0a681e0c731d9b36a538f908fc17c4d4e.png)  
(value was initially set to false)

But now when trying to restart node-red it automatically goes back to my previous project where I currently have three flows active instead of being greeted by the welcome screen as shown in the guide:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/5/257bc8b1219c22aa54b352b0ab769e8c6aa09684.png)

shows instead of:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/8/f89672e2b4585b83604a5557f07e2e44ee4f6c12.png)

Any idea how I can start with a fresh flow, in another json file so that I can separate my different projects instead of having them all in separate flows? Or is this just available for Mac-users?

Best regards,  
Alexander

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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:** [5 February 2020 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-with-creating-different-projects/21303/2 "2020-02-05T10:44:52Z")

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Hi @Unikumet

Node-RED only shows that dialog the very first time you enable the projects feature when you have not yet created a project. After that, once you have enabled projects, node-red will load the 'active' project when it starts up.

To create a new project, select "Projects-\>New" from the dropdown menu in the right-hand corner of the editor.

[https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/#creating-new-projects](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/#creating-new-projects)

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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:** [5 April 2020 10:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-with-creating-different-projects/21303/3 "2020-04-05T10:44:59Z")

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