# NodeRed Desktop Version Doesn't Save Import
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055
**Category:** General
**Created:** [11 December 2021 18:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055 "2021-12-11T18:19:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@davidmarch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidmarch)
#### Post date: [11 December 2021 18:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/1 "2021-12-11T18:19:23Z")
I just downloaded the NodeRed Desktop version for PC. Convenient. But it won't save flows that are imported. There a no new nodes in the import. It simply doesn't store the flow. Any ideas?
Thank you
Dave
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [11 December 2021 18:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/2 "2021-12-11T18:23:46Z")
Which version are you referring to? The core Node-RED project doesn't have a desktop version, but there are a few created by community. It would help to narrow down which you are using.
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### Author:  [@davidmarch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidmarch)
#### Post date: [11 December 2021 21:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/3 "2021-12-11T21:44:35Z")
This one on github. [GitHub - sakazuki/node-red-desktop: Node-RED Desktop](https://github.com/sakazuki/node-red-desktop)
Thank you
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [11 December 2021 22:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/4 "2021-12-11T22:20:15Z")
I think the big issue it that the menu is missing on the latest version so we can't choose the filename to save our flows under
This is image of previous version 2.0.0
I've raised an issue about it on GitHub
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### Author:  [@davidmarch](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidmarch)
#### Post date: [12 December 2021 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/5 "2021-12-12T17:52:39Z")
Thank you
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [15 December 2021 17:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/6 "2021-12-15T17:29:48Z")
Someone has posted on the issue that pressing ALT key brings up the menu - which it does
I'm not sure if this is a feature or a bug 🙂
But at least it lets us save flows now 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [13 February 2022 17:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nodered-desktop-version-doesnt-save-import/55055/7 "2022-02-13T17:30:12Z")
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