# Error on loading OpenFOAM data in ParaView 6.01
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** openfoam
**Created:** [October 21, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255 "2025-10-21T09:52:08Z")
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/1 "2025-10-21T09:52:08Z")
Hello,
I’m encountering a strange problem with ParaView 6.0.1 and haven’t been able to find a solution, so I’m asking for help here.
## Background
I am currently using ParaView 5.13 (and 5.12) without any issues.
## The Problem
I recently installed **ParaView 6.0.1** , and now I have a persistent problem: Whenever I try to open _any_ `.foam` (OpenFOAM) case file, ParaView ignores my selection and instead tries to load a _different_, specific case file that I had opened in the past.
This isn’t a one-time issue; it happens every time, no matter which new `.foam` file I select.
## Troubleshooting & Environment
- I have reproduced this exact behavior on **two different machines** , both running **RHEL 9**.
- The issue also occurs with **two different user accounts** on those machines.
As a debugging step, I **deleted the “wrong” case file** that ParaView kept trying to load. Now, when I try to open _any_ `.foam` case, ParaView 6.0.1 immediately throws an error, as it’s still trying (and failing) to find that now-deleted file.
I’ve attached two screenshots(i blurred the filepaths):
1. The first shows the file I am _actually_ selecting in the “Open File” dialog.
2. The second shows the resulting (and incorrect) data/error in the ParaView pipeline.
Has anyone seen this behavior before or have any ideas what could be causing ParaView to “lock on” to an old file path? It seems like some setting might be stuck. I have this problem regardless what Openfoam related data i load. This does **not** happen with other data e.g cgns or related.
Thank you in advance.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/2 "2025-10-21T11:10:17Z")
Please share data to reproduce
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/3 "2025-10-21T11:13:23Z")
this happens for all Openfoam cases i try to load, thats the strange thing. It will always default to the same case as shown in the pictures 😕 . What data would help ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/4 "2025-10-21T11:16:14Z")
this standard motorbike from OpenFOAM works fine for me: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kb1ah07kRu3TBzIoXg4vulDg6gyTvYDU/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kb1ah07kRu3TBzIoXg4vulDg6gyTvYDU/view?usp=sharing)
(Copyright Kitware Europe, CC-BY-SA)
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### Author:  [@otaolafr](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/otaolafr)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/5 "2025-10-21T11:29:54Z")
maybe related to this issue?
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22993#note\_1667377](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/22993#note_1667377)
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/6 "2025-10-21T11:40:06Z")
the provided case results in the same problem paraview 6 always trys to load my shmd.foam it indeed seems to be related to franco’s hint if i read the report correctly
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/7 "2025-10-21T11:53:14Z")
Yes definitely.
@lkoe_zsw please delete your settings and try again.
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/8 "2025-10-21T11:58:21Z")
is it possible to jsut delete the “foam default load” somehow? Because I don’t want to delete all my custom settings…
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/9 "2025-10-21T11:59:19Z")
Yes but you have to do it manually in your ParaView settings.
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/10 "2025-10-21T12:31:15Z")
i found the related setting in the ParaView-UserSetting.json.-\> I delete it, but as soon as i restart Paraview it reappears …
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/11 "2025-10-21T12:48:57Z")
This is fixed in ParaView 6.0.1, please make sure this is the version you are using.
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/12 "2025-10-21T12:57:06Z")
I am using 6.0.1
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/13 "2025-10-21T13:06:21Z")
I just checked with 6.0.1 and the settings is not saved for me:
```auto
"sources" :
{
"OpenFOAMReader" :
{
"CellArrays" :
[
"U",
"1",
"UNear",
"1",
"k",
"1",
"nut",
"1",
"omega",
"1",
"p",
"1"
],
"MeshRegions" :
[
"internalMesh",
"1",
"group/motorBikeGroup",
"0",
"group/wall",
"0",
"patch/frontAndBack",
"0",
"patch/inlet",
"0",
"patch/outlet",
```
Do you have the setting appear again when you open a file ?
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/14 "2025-10-21T13:15:12Z")
it appear again as soon as i start paraview.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/15 "2025-10-21T13:16:48Z")
Can you try renamming your `.config/ParaView` into `.config/ParaView.old` and see if the bug appears again ?
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/16 "2025-10-21T13:25:04Z")
yes will reappear also with completely deleted .config/Paraview
tested it. Could there be some settings hidden elsewhere ’
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/17 "2025-10-21T13:28:12Z")
To be honest at this point I’m very confused about what is happening. How did you build/install ParaView ?
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/18 "2025-10-21T13:29:21Z")
just unpacked the paraview zip into opt/ParaView. im also confused … Older version of Paraview just work fine
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/19 "2025-10-21T13:31:00Z")
> [@lkoe\_zsw](#):
>
> the paraview zip
From [paraview.org/download](http://paraview.org/download) ?
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### Author:  [@lkoe\_zsw](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/lkoe_zsw)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-on-loading-openfoam-data-in-paraview-6-01/17255/20 "2025-10-21T13:32:49Z")
yes !
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