# Open multiple files

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** vtk
**Created:** [December 4, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433 "2023-12-04T12:07:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Mithushan\_Soundarana](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mithushan_soundarana/32/13081_2.png) [@Mithushan\_Soundarana](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mithushan_Soundarana)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433/1 "2023-12-04T12:07:15Z")

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Hi,

I am trying open multiple files (picture 1) together to generate an animation.  
When I press ok and open it, only the first file get imported (see picture 2).

Best regards,  
Mithu

 ![Paraview_1](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/94f6c1d597d63ec84258a9cb22611eb6d6dbbf91.png)  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/91b398a270fc0a1be806ccb74ae90246b32c1b7c.png)

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### Author: ![nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/nicolas.vuaille/32/5873_2.png) [@nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicolas.vuaille)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433/2 "2023-12-04T13:06:46Z")

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Hi,

this is intended as you load the `group` entry: paraview considers each subsequent file as a timestep, and display only one entry in the pipeline browser.  
Then you can browse time step with the `VCR toolbar` (usual play/next/previous buttons in the toolbar)

[https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/UsersGuide/dataIngestion.html](https://docs.paraview.org/en/latest/UsersGuide/dataIngestion.html)

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### Author: ![Mithushan\_Soundarana](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mithushan_soundarana/32/13081_2.png) [@Mithushan\_Soundarana](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mithushan_Soundarana)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/open-multiple-files/13433/4 "2023-12-04T13:23:43Z")

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Hi Nicolas,

Thank you very much for your reply.

Best regards,  
Mithu