Answers.Body: <p>It looks like you have discovered a bug. You should report it using Help > Give Feedback.</p>
  
  <p>For working around the problem, the only thing I know to do is to cut the blocks with the black wires and then paste them back in. This seems to get rid of the black wires.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks @David, yes, I also discovered the cut/paste of the blocks removes the black wires.  Will let them know.
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Answers.Body: <p>I also discovered the cut/ paste works, but sometimes if you disconnect the block from the loop and then put it back in that works too.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I've just copied a loop element, which had a data wire going into it.</p>
  
  <p>The internal wires (from the old external data wire) are now black, and I cannot delete them, or re-link them to a new external data wire.</p>
  
  <p>They just don't seem to be selectable any more.</p>
  
  <p>Can anybody give me an clues how I can do anything with them?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/mxi2I.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
Tags: <mindstorms><ev3>
Title: Mindstorms, black orphaned data wires
UserDisplayName: freefaller
ThreadText: # Mindstorms, black orphaned data wires
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-26)
  
  I've just copied a loop element, which had a data wire going into it.
  
  The internal wires (from the old external data wire) are now black, and I cannot delete them, or re-link them to a new external data wire.
  
  They just don't seem to be selectable any more.
  
  Can anybody give me an clues how I can do anything with them?
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/mxi2I.png)
  
  **Tags:** mindstorms, ev3
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-26. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  It looks like you have discovered a bug. You should report it using Help > Give Feedback.
  
  For working around the problem, the only thing I know to do is to cut the blocks with the black wires and then paste them back in. This seems to get rid of the black wires.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks @David, yes, I also discovered the cut/paste of the blocks removes the black wires.  Will let them know.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-06. Score: 0
  
  I also discovered the cut/ paste works, but sometimes if you disconnect the block from the loop and then put it back in that works too.
  
  
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