# UI spacer problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Dashboard\ **Created:** [22 October 2022 23:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439 "2022-10-22T23:05:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\ **Post date:** [22 October 2022 23:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/1 "2022-10-22T23:05:06Z")
I've just updated to 3.x and now this _problem_ has happened. ![Screenshot from 2022-10-23 10-00-29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/d/2db05eed04a833f6d0a7a3fee59f40f4fb63d070.png) Not to be put off, I try to follow what I am given: (Click on the link and _Search for invalid node_) ![Screenshot from 2022-10-23 10-00-37](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/f/ef4f4de87f8d0b77be262563058fb39a51fe68e6.png) OK, so I click on it. ![Screenshot from 2022-10-23 10-00-40](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/7/5741ba2b5cb79413afd9904039e1cab403667c0f.png) And now what? This is what I see if I double click on it from the list: ![Screenshot from 2022-10-23 10-06-09](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/e/5eafb3f44713e6c18d9f5dfdb11ce8918f5aad49.png) I've opened it and set it to AUTO, but that doesn't fix the problem. Where it is is `4 x 1` size or it would have been a problem before the update. I `DEPLOY` with it set to AUTO, same problem. I _Force_ the DEPLOY and then go back and set it back to `4 x 1`. Same problem. Sorry folks. I'm dumb. What is the solution? ---
**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\ **Post date:** [22 October 2022 23:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/2 "2022-10-22T23:18:16Z")
Delete it. Probably nothing will happen to your dashboard layout but check, you may have to move things around. Dashboard spacers are a pain, best to try and avoid them by making sure your widgets, individually or combined, fill the width of the group. ---
**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\ **Post date:** [22 October 2022 23:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/3 "2022-10-22T23:24:21Z")
Thanks. What is _rubbing_ me is that I don't know where it is, so it is going to be difficult to see/know if it has changed. But shall do it anyway. (What have I got to lose?) ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2022 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/4 "2022-10-23T11:15:28Z")
> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#): > > But shall do it anyway. (What have I got to lose?) Nothing, because if it is a disaster then all you have to do is to revert to your backup of the flows file. ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2022 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/5 "2022-10-23T11:17:03Z")
Have you checked for unused config nodes and deleted all of those? ---
**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2022 03:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/6 "2022-10-24T03:43:56Z")
Thanks Colin. All good. I just don't understand why this happens. I'm not smart enough to know the details and so can't/won't criticize NR for doing it as I am sure it is not intentional. It is just a quirk that catches people like me. ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2022 07:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/7 "2022-10-24T07:37:46Z")
I think this was a one-off issue triggered by one of the upgrades. ---
**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2022 07:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/8 "2022-10-24T07:39:03Z")
Well, it isn't a `one off` (or maybe it is) but I have had the same problem on another machine also. It made me ...... worried...... about updating. Sorry. I'll stop blabbing. ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2022 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/9 "2022-10-24T08:32:56Z")
I meant one-off in the sense that it was a particular update that triggered it. Once you have got past it you should not see it again on that system. It is probably a good idea to delete any unused config nodes before upgrading. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [7 November 2022 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-spacer-problems/69439/10 "2022-11-07T08:33:56Z")
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