# Node red pages gone :-(

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [14 October 2025 16:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391 "2025-10-14T16:14:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Filip\_Top](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/97f17d/32.png) [@Filip\_Top](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Filip_Top)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 16:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/1 "2025-10-14T16:14:05Z")

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All;

I had an upgrade of a node that required a restart of the system.  
But I didn't find any way to do this, so I restarted the system. But now turns out that everything is gone in my node red environment ☹

I hope it is just something I'm doing wrong or have to start manually and that I didn't loose all my work.

Any help would be welcome  
Filip

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/2 "2025-10-14T16:27:46Z")

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How did you install node-red?

What OS is node red running on?

How do you run node red?

Do you have a .node-red folder?

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**Author:** ![Filip\_Top](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/97f17d/32.png) [@Filip\_Top](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Filip_Top)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/3 "2025-10-14T16:36:35Z")

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I didn't install it, it has been done by the IT department. I did send a message to them, but the quit for the day :-(.

It is running on a windows server 2022 and I found the .node-red folder on the  
C:\Users\admin.fto.node-red\node\_modules. Before I restarted the server there was also a powershell running.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/4 "2025-10-14T16:53:45Z")

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What files are in the .node-red folder? Is there a file with flows in the name, if so is the timestamp right for your flows file?

You will need to find out how node red is started.

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**Author:** ![Filip\_Top](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/97f17d/32.png) [@Filip\_Top](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Filip_Top)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/5 "2025-10-14T16:56:32Z")

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I also found files on the following location: C:\npmglobal\node\_modules\node-red  
Stopping the service and than restarting the node-red in powershell saved the day.

I find node-red the perfect tool but it is not easy to get it all to work ☹  
But bit by bit I'm learning.

Thank you for the support.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [14 October 2025 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/6 "2025-10-14T17:06:09Z")

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Now that it is working, look at the startup log and it will tell you where the files are, so that next time you will know where to look.

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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:** [12 January 2026 17:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-pages-gone/99391/7 "2026-01-12T17:07:07Z")

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