# GMV Reader Gone?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gmv-reader-gone/2361
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 5, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gmv-reader-gone/2361 "2019-08-05T23:38:21Z")
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### Author: ![mnucci32](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@mnucci32](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mnucci32)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gmv-reader-gone/2361/1 "2019-08-05T23:38:21Z")

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I recently upgraded to version 5.6.1 from 5.2.0 using the pre-built Windows binary. I’ve found that the GMV file reader seems to be missing in 5.6.1, whereas it is present in 5.2.0. Has support for reading GMV files been discontinued?

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### Author: ![utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/utkarsh.ayachit/32/39_2.png) [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gmv-reader-gone/2361/2 "2019-08-05T23:45:30Z")

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Try loading the `GMVReader` plugin distributed with ParaView first. The reader should then be available.

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### Author: ![mnucci32](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@mnucci32](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mnucci32)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/gmv-reader-gone/2361/3 "2019-08-05T23:51:01Z")

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That worked. Thank you for the help!