# Grouping of saved statefiles
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 2, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878 "2022-02-02T09:28:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Terry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Terry)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/1 "2022-02-02T09:28:01Z")
Hello everyone,
I am sorry if this is not a paraview but an Ubuntu problem. I searched for an Ubuntu solution, but could only find solutions to other problems.
When I want to load my statefiles my searching order is ignored for all the files that are hidden into groups. Theses groups make no sense and make it harder to find my files. Is this a paraview problem? How can I fix it?
Kind regards,
Teresa
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/2 "2022-02-02T09:39:08Z")
Avoid naming your files like that:
```auto
state1.pvsm
state2.pvsm
state3.pvsm
```
In any case, this is an issue which is visible here:
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19790](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19790)
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### Author:  [@Terry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Terry)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/3 "2022-02-02T09:50:44Z")
Thanks for your very fast reply.
Sadly our naming convention has the date in it. And even if I don’t use the convention my state files like my cases differ by numbers like for velocity or power. I try to rename everything when it was grouped but this happens way to often.
Kind regards,
Teresa
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/4 "2022-02-02T13:04:47Z")
That should be a fairly simple fix, do not hesitate to contribute if you can or see this:
> [@How are features and bug fixes incorporated into ParaView?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-are-features-and-bug-fixes-incorporated-into-paraview/4735):
>
> As with all open source projects, adding features and fixing bugs takes developer effort. That effort may originate from volunteer community contributors, or through paid professional services offered by companies like [Kitware](https://www.kitware.com). Features and bug fixes are prioritized by the needs of contributing community members and by professional services customers. Note that contributions are vetted by a rigorous community review and testing process; therefore it is recommended that significant changes are d…
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/5 "2022-02-02T16:23:48Z")
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19790](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/19790)
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### Author:  [@Terry](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Terry)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/6 "2022-02-03T07:47:25Z")
Sadly I am not capable of contributing myself, nor do I have project budget for this. If I find a way to add budget for paid professional services in our next scientific projects I will do so. But I can’t promise anything.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/grouping-of-saved-statefiles/8878/7 "2022-02-03T17:58:16Z")
Terry, If you look at the bug report I posted, LANL and Sandia both have funded this. Note that priority is not high, as other issues are higher on our priority list.
Alan