# Nuke it from orbit

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 August 2019 12:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963 "2019-08-03T12:43:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 12:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/1 "2019-08-03T12:43:55Z")

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I'm having problems installing/upgrading Node-RED on an older PiZero (Stretch so not ancient)

(Its in the endless loop of saying that its not fully installed and do I want to re-install)

I've tried loads of things and I'm now at the stage where I'd like to delete all Node-RED files, remove npm and remove node.js and start again

sudo rm what?

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 12:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/2 "2019-08-03T12:55:01Z")

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Why not just flash the SD card?

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 13:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/3 "2019-08-03T13:08:17Z")

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Obvious really 🙂  
Just copying all the files from /home/pi in case I ever need them 🙂

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 13:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/4 "2019-08-03T13:30:04Z")

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Mind you - this may take some time ...  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/6/685a3c7c8112ad46f1f3e8dc267cd26fff81c87c.png)

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/5 "2019-08-03T16:24:50Z")

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Should finish sometime this week.......  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/4/45e90c1973df008df1f2f507599fc1cad6cdd7b6.png)

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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:** [3 August 2019 17:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/6 "2019-08-03T17:59:32Z")

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If in doubt zip it all up into a single archive then copy.

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**Author:** ![cymplecy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cymplecy/32/2773_2.png) [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 22:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/7 "2019-08-03T22:15:52Z")

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I'll do that in future - lesson learnt 🙂

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**Author:** ![thatcadguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/thatcadguy/32/5273_2.png) [@thatcadguy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thatcadguy)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2019 22:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nuke-it-from-orbit/13963/8 "2019-08-03T22:54:10Z")

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No one?

[https://youtu.be/nnHmUk\_J6xQ?t=25](https://youtu.be/nnHmUk_J6xQ?t=25)