# Node module update issue
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799
**Category:** General
**Created:** [3 September 2018 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799 "2018-09-03T09:57:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/1 "2018-09-03T09:57:56Z")
Hi
I'm trying to update **node-red-node-email** from Node-red's manage pallete section, but it throws error that the module is not installed locally.
So after reading forums I found out that I need to see where my module is initially installed and for that I ran the command **npm ls -g node-red-node-email** which returned the following result:
However, when I install the module globally (as per forums instructions) with the command **sudo npm ls -g node-red-node-email** and re-run the **npm ls -g node-red-node-email** command, so the hierarchy ends up like this:
> ```
> /usr/lib
> ├─┬ node-red@0.19.2
> │ └── node-red-node-email@0.1.29
> └── node-red-node-email@1.0.1
> ```
So, my question is, why do I end up with two different instances of same module? and where exactly is ver 1.0.1 residing?
Also, how can I fix this? (preferably by removing the old version)
Thanks
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 10:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/2 "2018-09-03T10:11:31Z")
Just answered this in another thread
It is a good idea to read the install notes for a node - see the last line.
## Install
Version 0.x of this node is usually installed by default by Node-RED. To install version 1.x you need to uninstall the existing version.
```auto
sudo npm uninstall -g node-red-node-email
```
Then run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
```auto
npm i node-red-node-email
```
**Note :** this installs the new version locally rather than globally. This can then be managed by the palette manager.
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/3 "2018-09-03T10:59:21Z")
Uninstalling the module with the command leaves back to the following state:
Seems like the command only removes **node-red-node-email@1.0.1** , though **node-red-node-email@0.1.29** module is still present.
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/4 "2018-09-03T11:18:22Z")
that’s the version of Node-RED (0.19.2) not any email node
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/5 "2018-09-03T11:20:13Z")
my bad, I fixed the typo.
how can I uninstall **node-red-node-email@0.1.29**?
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/6 "2018-09-03T11:23:08Z")
> [@waqaslam](#):
>
> my bad, I fixed the typo.
> how can I uninstall **node-red-node-email@0.1.29**?
I had to remove the folder manually:
`sudo rm -r /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red/node_modules/node-red-node-email`
where my npm root is:
```auto
npm root -g
```
```auto
/usr/lib/node_modules
```
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/7 "2018-09-03T11:26:52Z")
Is it safe to delete the folder rather than uninstalling the module properly?
I mean, doesn't npm keep track of modules installed and later complain when missing without uninstalling?
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/8 "2018-09-03T11:30:07Z")
Well I first did the uninstall but the folder hasn't been removed!
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/9 "2018-09-03T11:41:15Z")
Unfortunately, in my case, the folder isn't empty.
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/10 "2018-09-03T11:41:54Z")
which folder?
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/11 "2018-09-03T11:42:44Z")
> [@cflurin](#):
>
> node-red-node-email
**/usr/lib/node\_modules/node-red/node\_modules/node-red-node-email**
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/12 "2018-09-03T11:46:56Z")
Ok, here is what I did:
`sudo npm uninstall -g node-red-node-email`
`sudo rm -r /usr/lib/node_modules/node-red/node_modules/node-red-node-email`
`cd ~/.node-red`
`npm i node-red-node-email`
this way the node-red-node-email is installed in the `.node-red` folder.
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/13 "2018-09-03T11:57:39Z")
I'm not fully convinced with deleting the module folder part. This is what I did:
**sudo npm uninstall -g node-red-node-email**
and it outputs:
**up to date in 0.038s**
which means uninstall did nothing.
later I called:
**sudo npm ls -g node-red-node-email**
and it outputs:
```
/usr/lib
└─┬ node-red@0.19.2
└── node-red-node-email@0.1.29
```
then I removed the module folder as you suggested:
**sudo rm -r /usr/lib/node\_modules/node-red/node\_modules/node-red-node-email**
and re-printed the module status, and this time I get the following:
As I pointed earlier, node-red keeps track of installed modules and deleting the module-folder just like that doesn't seem the right way.
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 12:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/14 "2018-09-03T12:02:19Z")
I know that, probably because of the node-red package.json dependency
`"node-red-node-email": "0.1.*",`
But if you go on installing the node locally in `./node-red` and restart node-red, what happens?
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/15 "2018-09-03T12:08:49Z")
_Installing module:_
> ```
> waqas@aslam:~/.node-red$ npm i node-red-node-email
> npm WARN deprecated mailparser@0.6.2: Mailparser versions older than v2.3.0 are deprecated
> npm WARN deprecated mimelib@0.3.1: This project is unmaintained
> + node-red-node-email@1.0.1
> added 19 packages from 12 contributors in 1.47s
> ```
_Showing local listing:_
> ```
> waqas@aslam:~/.node-red$ sudo npm ls node-red-node-email
> node-red-project@0.0.1 /home/waslam/.node-red
> └── node-red-node-email@1.0.1
> ```
_Showing global listing:_
> ```
> waqas@aslam:~/.node-red$ sudo npm ls -g node-red-node-email
> /usr/lib
> └─┬ node-red@0.19.2
> └── UNMET DEPENDENCY node-red-node-email@0.1.*
>
> npm ERR! missing: node-red-node-email@0.1.*, required by node-red@0.19.2
> ```
Looks like my global listing is messed up.
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 12:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/16 "2018-09-03T12:11:33Z")
did you restart node-red and check the `node-red-node-email` version?
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### Author:  [@waqaslam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/waqaslam)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 13:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/17 "2018-09-03T13:13:47Z")
It looks fine in node-red UI with correct version.
Seems like I've fixed the global listing issue by removing
> **"node-red-node-email": "0.1.\*",**
from **package.json** file in **/usr/lib/node\_modules/node-red**
and now this is what I get when print global listing:
> ```
> /usr/lib
> └── (empty)
> ```
which means there's no such package installed globally.
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/18 "2018-09-03T13:22:28Z")
I did also remove the dependency but I think we should ask @knolleary or @dceejay for the best praxis.
Maybe update `package.json`?
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 14:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/19 "2018-09-03T14:24:43Z")
I wonder if you need to do a `remove` not `uninstall`
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### Author:  [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)
#### Post date: [3 September 2018 14:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/20 "2018-09-03T14:31:17Z")
I'm not sure I undestand you.
I just did an uninstall following the doc but actually it doesn't uninstall (probably because it's installed in the node-red path) so I've removed the folder with all the included files manually.
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