# Ui-Form data are not stored permanently
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [8 January 2021 06:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764 "2021-01-08T06:39:57Z")
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### Author:  [@kiran](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kiran)
#### Post date: [8 January 2021 06:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764/1 "2021-01-08T06:39:57Z")
- After a reboot you have to enter the data again in form. Is it possible to restore it after reboot?
or store persistent
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [8 January 2021 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764/2 "2021-01-08T10:06:47Z")
take a read of this thread, it might help you
> [@How To Initial Form UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-initial-form-ui/19180/2):
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> I assume you are asking how to initialize a form? This is what I use to pre-fill a drop-down menu. [{"id":"b5e4059e.5d7a28","type":"inject","z":"4e4657de.9b461","name":"Initial reset","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":190,"y":200,"wires":[["d8ec9a42.ad7708"]]},{"id":"a532c2b5.0e645","type":"ui\_dropdown","z":"4e4657de.9b461","name":"Data source","label":"","tooltip":"","place":"","group":"9c66415.50bbe4","order…
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [7 February 2021 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764/3 "2021-02-07T10:06:50Z")
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