# Unhide Node Red Flow

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [10 January 2021 17:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912 "2021-01-10T17:25:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![AbDhops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abdhops/32/35130_2.png) [@AbDhops](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AbDhops)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2021 17:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/1 "2021-01-10T17:25:11Z")

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Hello There,  
I have Node red running in Synology docker.  
Suddenly I have noticed that some of my flows are hidden. Don't know how and since when these flows were hidden....  
I am sure, flow is still there, as automation is still running...  
Can someone help to unhide them...

Many thanks.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2021 19:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/2 "2021-01-10T19:12:13Z")

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What version of Node-RED are you using? There was an issue in early 1.2.x releases that could cause this - but they have all been fixed in the more recent releases.

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**Author:** ![AbDhops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abdhops/32/35130_2.png) [@AbDhops](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AbDhops)\
**Post date:** [10 January 2021 19:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/3 "2021-01-10T19:18:22Z")

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Thanks for reply @knolleary,  
Here is info from my docker screen.

```auto
[info] Node-RED version: v0.20.5 
[info] Node.js version: v8.15.1

```

If it helps, I am primarly using it to do automations for Home Assistant.

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**Author:** ![AbDhops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abdhops/32/35130_2.png) [@AbDhops](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AbDhops)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2021 18:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/4 "2021-01-11T18:55:52Z")

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Any one ?  
I am really desperate to solve this. I have tab for my Alarms (which is now hidden) which I must change. And I have many many tabs which I am at risk to lose...

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2021 19:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/5 "2021-01-11T19:13:44Z")

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Hi, if you send me your flows file I will see if I can repair it for you.

[nick.oleary@gmail.com](mailto:nick.oleary@gmail.com)

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**Author:** ![AbDhops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abdhops/32/35130_2.png) [@AbDhops](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AbDhops)\
**Post date:** [11 January 2021 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/6 "2021-01-11T20:40:43Z")

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that is so generous of you... Thank you very very much.

I just decided to bite the bullet and start updating my system in another docker. in this I will take latest image and try to import. Hoping that it will show me the flows / tabs which got hidden. So night is long, and will let you know by morning... If that doesn’t work, will send you my flows.

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**Author:** ![AbDhops](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/abdhops/32/35130_2.png) [@AbDhops](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AbDhops)\
**Post date:** [12 January 2021 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/7 "2021-01-12T17:09:24Z")

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So, updated to latest Node Red from Docker. After importing existing flows, there was tab waiting for me called as "Recovered Nodes" with message `The nodes on this flow were missing a valid flow id when they were imported. They have been added to this flow so you can either restore or delete them.` Really really good.

 ![corrupted flows](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/e/2e17f7e056ac2146fa2351448025a385cc372164.jpeg)

On top of that, new node red consumes much less memory and CPU.... So all in all, update was worth....

 ![Node Red Side By Side](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/7/57f1661b2f9b1a300118dadaddcbec8c606d7606.jpeg)

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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:** [26 January 2021 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unhide-node-red-flow/38912/8 "2021-01-26T17:09:33Z")

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