# Save dashboard switch node state to file
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-switch-node-state-to-file/60851
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [5 April 2022 20:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-switch-node-state-to-file/60851 "2022-04-05T20:53:21Z")
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### Author:  [@gschmidt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gschmidt)
#### Post date: [5 April 2022 20:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-switch-node-state-to-file/60851/1 "2022-04-05T20:53:21Z")
Hi,
Is it possible to store the state of a dashboard switch node in a context [file] and restore the state after a reset/deploy with an injector node?
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### Author:  [@MountainKing91](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MountainKing91)
#### Post date: [9 April 2022 21:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-switch-node-state-to-file/60851/2 "2022-04-09T21:08:00Z")
Hi,
in you settings.js file enable storing context in a file ([Working with context : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/context)), then try this:
````auto
[{"id":"0c8265f37d6d6231","type":"inject","z":"3ee8efab.e6694","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"#:(storeInFile)::lastSwitchState","payloadType":"flow","x":160,"y":580,"wires":[["b9bcda0a2aa16907"]]},{"id":"b9bcda0a2aa16907","type":"ui_switch","z":"3ee8efab.e6694","name":"","label":"switch","tooltip":"","group":"7d65a5299b5721bf","order":0,"width":0,"height":0,"passthru":true,"decouple":"false","topic":"topic","topicType":"msg","style":"","onvalue":"true","onvalueType":"bool","onicon":"","oncolor":"","offvalue":"false","offvalueType":"bool","officon":"","offcolor":"","animate":false,"className":"","x":330,"y":580,"wires":[["209e7c0d8ab556d6"]]},{"id":"209e7c0d8ab556d6","type":"change","z":"3ee8efab.e6694","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"#:(storeInFile)::lastSwitchState","pt":"flow","to":"payload","tot":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":530,"y":580,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"7d65a5299b5721bf","type":"ui_group","name":"Retentive switch","tab":"cc16d42c.cb9c08","order":2,"disp":true,"width":"6","collapse":false,"className":""},{"id":"cc16d42c.cb9c08","type":"ui_tab","name":"Test","icon":"fa-lightbulb-o","order":1,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]```
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### Author:  [@gschmidt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gschmidt)
#### Post date: [11 April 2022 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-switch-node-state-to-file/60851/3 "2022-04-11T21:12:51Z")
> [@MountainKing91](#):
>
> Hi,
> in you settings.js file enable storing context in a file ([Working with context : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/context)), then try this:
>
> ```auto
> [{"id":"0c8265f37d6d6231","type":"inject","z":"3ee8efab.e6694","name":"","props":[{
>
> ```
Yes got it, I also use injectors to restore the switch from the stored context value
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 May 2022 21:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-dashboard-switch-node-state-to-file/60851/4 "2022-05-11T21:13:44Z")
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