# New node-red can't see old project

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [11 July 2024 00:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413 "2024-07-11T00:47:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![leifnel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/leifnel/32/3053_2.png) [@leifnel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leifnel)\
**Post date:** [11 July 2024 00:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413/1 "2024-07-11T00:47:03Z")

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I, for various reasons decided to move node-red to docker.  
I mounted the existing .node-red as /data  
I had the old system running as a project.  
When I open node-red, I just get a splas screen asking if I want to create a project.  
In the menu bar, under projects, is only the "new" option available, opening an existing is not enabled.

If I create a new node, it creates a /data(flows.json  
My old project is in /data/projects/my-project-name  
Projects are enabled in settings.js (unchanged since 21-jan-2023)  
I haven't pushed the project in long time, so pulling it would lose lot of work.  
How do I get node-red to see and use the existing project?

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**Author:** ![zba](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zba/32/91182_2.png) [@zba](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zba)\
**Post date:** [11 July 2024 06:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413/2 "2024-07-11T06:33:05Z")

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probably you need to check file .config.projects.json in data, also as I remember you can create empty project and it will "see" old one after this.

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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 October 2024 06:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-node-red-cant-see-old-project/89413/3 "2024-10-09T06:33:35Z")

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