# Whether the ".config.json" file has been deprecated?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-the-config-json-file-has-been-deprecated/69712
**Category:** Core Development
**Created:** [28 October 2022 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-the-config-json-file-has-been-deprecated/69712 "2022-10-28T08:16:42Z")
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### Author:  [@Dovahkiin8625](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Dovahkiin8625)
#### Post date: [28 October 2022 08:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-the-config-json-file-has-been-deprecated/69712/1 "2022-10-28T08:16:42Z")
I saw the following code in `\node-red\packages\node_modules\@node-red\runtime\lib\storage\localfilesystem\settings.js`, Code comments shows the .config.json file has been removed in 1.3+ . `#31`
```javascript
const nodesFilename = getSettingsFilename("nodes");
if (fs.existsSync(nodesFilename)) {
// We have both .config.json and .config.nodes.json
// Use the more recently modified. This handles users going back to pre1.2
// and up again.
// We can remove this logic in 1.3+ and remove the old .config.json file entirely
//
const fsStatNodes = await fs.stat(nodesFilename);
const fsStatGlobal = await fs.stat(globalSettingsFile);
if (fsStatNodes.mtimeMs > fsStatGlobal.mtimeMs) {
// .config.nodes.json is newer than .config.json - no migration needed
return;
}
}
```
And I did not find this file in `User dir` and `$HOMEPATH/.Node-Red`. But I noticed that `red.js` uses this file when loading configuration files. `#107` `#110`
```javascript
...
else {
if (fs.existsSync(path.join(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME,".config.json"))) {
// NODE_RED_HOME contains user data - use its settings.js
settingsFile = path.join(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME,"settings.js");
} else if (process.env.HOMEPATH && fs.existsSync(path.join(process.env.HOMEPATH,".node-red",".config.json"))) {
// Consider compatibility for older versions
settingsFile = path.join(process.env.HOMEPATH,".node-red","settings.js");
} else {...
```
SO... Whether the ".config.json" file has been deprecated?
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [28 October 2022 08:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-the-config-json-file-has-been-deprecated/69712/2 "2022-10-28T08:23:35Z")
Node-RED 1.2 (October 2020) changed how we store the runtime settings. The `.config.json` was split into multiple files to better separate the different things that get stored in there.
> **[Version 1.2 released](https://nodered.org/blog/2020/10/15/version-1-2-released#splitting-configjson-into-multiple-files)**
>
> Find out more on the blog
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [11 November 2022 08:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-the-config-json-file-has-been-deprecated/69712/3 "2022-11-11T08:23:45Z")
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