# Node-RED Flows Disappearing

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-disappearing/34919>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 October 2020 23:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-disappearing/34919 "2020-10-27T23:09:37Z")\
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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:** [27 October 2020 23:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-flows-disappearing/34919/2 "2020-10-27T23:15:39Z")

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Hi yes as Nick suggested over there - [🎉 Node-RED 1.2.2 released](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-1-2-2-released/34528/32) the most likely cause is dhcp on your network giving you a different hostname for your laptop - in the log above - `MacBook-Pro.lan1` - If you look in your ~/.node-red directory you will probably find several different flows\_ files that are the missing ones... you can edit your settings.js file to set the flow file to a fixed name and it won't move again.

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