# Modifying an existing dashboard layout... Then this

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [20 February 2022 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683 "2022-02-20T11:53:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![eddee54455](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/eddee54455/32/43350_2.png) [@eddee54455](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eddee54455)\
**Post date:** [20 February 2022 11:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/1 "2022-02-20T11:53:59Z")

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Was sorting out a dashboard layout... moved a few things around, no change to contents of nodes, simply sizing on the layout editor and got this:

![screenshot-127.0.0.1_1880-2022.02.20-13_50_55](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/7/076e245ca8175662847cded7ae6394b3246cf9f2.png)

Any Idea how I have screwed up?

Regds  
Ed

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [20 February 2022 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/2 "2022-02-20T11:57:14Z")

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> [@Ui\_spacer notice on deploy](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-notice-on-deploy/57423):
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> I was using the Dashboard layout editor (only my 2nd time) and 2 things happened; i) the layout manager placed a ton (like 25) of unnecessary spacer 1x1 in the layout (as shown in debug), so I removed them (actual UI layout is still fine) and; ii) I keep getting the following notice every time I deploy. I have looked (I believe) everywhere (debug layout) and I cannot find these errant spacers that keep driving the notice. dceejay, any suggestions on how best to track this down? [spacer error] …

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**Author:** ![eddee54455](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/eddee54455/32/43350_2.png) [@eddee54455](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eddee54455)\
**Post date:** [20 February 2022 12:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/3 "2022-02-20T12:02:34Z")

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Ta....

Lets see what the PR brings... Removing the spacers screws up the dash layout in my instance, redoing the dashboard from the editor and arranging things puts in the spacers automatically, get the error on deploy after that though....

Go into each erroneous spacer node, edit, close, edit, close, etc... not changing anything... Deploy...All ok... Move a dashboard widget, viola!! Error is back!!

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**Author:** ![edje11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/edje11/32/572_2.png) [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Post date:** [20 February 2022 12:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/4 "2022-02-20T12:10:27Z")

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Have a look at this topic;

> [@Unassigned ui\_groups, cannot get rid of](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unassigned-ui-groups-cannot-get-rid-of/58266/2):
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> A potential fix has been submitted to the master branch.. not on npm yet as I have not been able to recreate locally. If you want to try you can install manually cd ~/.node-red npm i node-red/node-red-dashboard Note - this can take a very long time to install on a Pi - for some reason yarn installs it much more quickly. Note2 - I don't know if this fix cleans up any excess groups etc... It may just prevent them occurring... so you may still need to tidy up first... as I said I haven't yet be…

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**Author:** ![eddee54455](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/eddee54455/32/43350_2.png) [@eddee54455](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eddee54455)\
**Post date:** [20 February 2022 12:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/5 "2022-02-20T12:38:10Z")

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Thanx...

Lets wait for the bugfix/update....

E

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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:** [20 February 2022 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/6 "2022-02-20T13:30:09Z")

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It's already out there in dashboard v3.1.6

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**Author:** ![eddee54455](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/eddee54455/32/43350_2.png) [@eddee54455](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eddee54455)\
**Post date:** [23 February 2022 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/7 "2022-02-23T15:26:53Z")

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Thanks DCJ!!!

Somehow I missed it!!

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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 March 2022 15:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modifying-an-existing-dashboard-layout-then-this/58683/8 "2022-03-09T15:26:57Z")

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