# Unusual message from Node-red (Orphaned nodes)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [19 November 2020 19:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214 "2020-11-19T19:53:14Z")\
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**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:** [19 November 2020 19:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214/1 "2020-11-19T19:53:14Z")

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Alas I have been offline for the last 3 weeks. ☹ And pretty much still am.  
(Main computer went a bit _belly up_.)

Using another machine I log into one of my machine and see this:

 ![Screenshot from 2020-11-19 22-02-43](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/6/5607c6f5014e431c6f74b9c6e32881d506e0891b.png)

But I am confused why it is saying that.

They weren't in that condition the last time I looked.

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**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:** [19 November 2020 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214/2 "2020-11-19T21:31:35Z")

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A bug that meant that sometimes nodes could be lost without trace has been fixed. The message (I think) means that you had some such lost nodes and they have been recovered and put in the flow mentioned in the message.

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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:** [3 December 2020 21:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unusual-message-from-node-red-orphaned-nodes/36214/3 "2020-12-03T21:31:38Z")

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Closed on 3 December 2020 21:31 UTC

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