# Overwrote settings.js now repository function is missing

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219
**Category:** General
**Created:** [2 March 2022 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219 "2022-03-02T09:05:03Z")
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### Author: ![nico25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)
#### Post date: [2 March 2022 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219/1 "2022-03-02T09:05:03Z")

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I did the classis rookie error of overwriting a file without backing it up first.  
I set up a new installation of nodered v2.2, but overwrote the settings.js with an older version( I think it was 2.1.3), now the repository/branch function is missing.  
 ![grafik](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/8/388b70ccbd93af622428d7984660a97d146544f0.png)

It was definetely there, before I overwrote the file.  
Can someone help me out, with the lines of code i am missing now?  
Or has my issue a different source and I am being stupid? 😅

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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [2 March 2022 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219/2 "2022-03-02T09:29:14Z")

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Easiest thing to do is to rename it and restart Node-RED - then you get a vanilla version back and you can make any changes you need to.

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### Author: ![nico25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)
#### Post date: [2 March 2022 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219/3 "2022-03-02T09:29:32Z")

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Found it:

[https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/projects/)

Should google more before opening a thread here...

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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: [16 March 2022 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overwrote-settings-js-now-repository-function-is-missing/59219/4 "2022-03-16T09:30:22Z")

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