# Un-used config' nodes - click here to see them. Not understanding it
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712
**Category:** General
**Created:** [20 February 2022 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712 "2022-02-20T20:25:16Z")
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 February 2022 20:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712/1 "2022-02-20T20:25:16Z")
I am (obviously) missing something here.
I press the `DEPLOY` button and am shown this message.
But I open the `config nodes` list and click on the `unused` and there aren't any.
Where's the elephant? 😉
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [20 February 2022 20:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712/2 "2022-02-20T20:37:19Z")
Have you scrolled down that list? Your screenshot only shows the top part of the list.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 February 2022 20:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712/3 "2022-02-20T20:39:04Z")
(Ok, I'm stupid)
I was asking only because usually when I get those message, the UNUSED ones are at the top.
Why is it suddenly not doing that?
Or is it that my perception that they are always at the top wrong?
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [20 February 2022 20:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712/4 "2022-02-20T20:45:31Z")
It depends.
The list is sorted by which flow the config node is scoped to. By default config nodes are scoped to all flows - which comes top of the list.
If your nodes are scoped to a single flow (or subflow) it'll be further down the list.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [20 February 2022 20:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712/5 "2022-02-20T20:47:38Z")
Again: Thanks. I don't often get these messages and sometimes they confuse me.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [6 March 2022 20:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-used-config-nodes-click-here-to-see-them-not-understanding-it/58712/6 "2022-03-06T20:48:16Z")
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