# Paraview batch import 1-by-1

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-batch-import-1-by-1/2447
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [August 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-batch-import-1-by-1/2447 "2019-08-16T15:53:38Z")
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### Author: ![marios\_geo](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@marios\_geo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marios_geo)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-batch-import-1-by-1/2447/1 "2019-08-16T15:53:38Z")

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Hi,

I have 100s of vtk files, where each one has a different model. Problem is the the name has the following structure  
line\_xxx.vtk where xxx is a number. If a drag and drop Paraview expects that this is a time series. How can I import al of the, without having to drag one by one?

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-batch-import-1-by-1/2447/2 "2019-08-16T16:23:52Z")

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- File -\> Open
- Expand the root file
- Select all file using Maj
- Open

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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kenneth_moreland/32/15033_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-batch-import-1-by-1/2447/3 "2019-08-16T18:07:12Z")

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@mwestphal’s advice is great, but here is an alternate way to do it:

1. Load your data as a time series
2. Run the `Group Time Series` filter on it.

That will loop over everything that ParaView thinks is a time step and load it into a single multi-block data. A nice feature about this approach is that you don’t have to have an entry in the `Pipeline Browser` for every file; they will all be grouped together by this sequence of 2 filters. That will be helpful if you actually have 100s of files.

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### Author: ![marios\_geo](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@marios\_geo](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/marios_geo)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-batch-import-1-by-1/2447/4 "2019-08-19T12:22:08Z")

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Thanks both. Very helpful reply 😉