# 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:** 3\
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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:** [28 December 2018 21:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/41 "2018-12-28T21:06:37Z")

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If you are on 0.19.4 or later you do _not_ need to uninstall these modules. Just install the later versions in your user directory and restart Node-RED. It will use the version from your user directory in preference to those globally installed.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [28 December 2018 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/42 "2018-12-28T21:12:46Z")

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> [@knolleary](#):
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> Just install the later versions in your user directory....

Is there an option to use the palette manager (to add the newer version node in the user dir) instead of adding it via the cmd prompt?

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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:** [28 December 2018 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-module-update-issue/2799/43 "2018-12-28T21:23:16Z")

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I have answered this lots of times recently.

In 0.19.4 you can manually install in your user directory and NR will ignore the globally installed version

In 0.20 you will be able to do the upgrade straight from the palette manager - and it will so the local install for you.

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