# Paraview crashes when opening every state file (even empty ones)

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 20, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610 "2018-09-20T10:16:05Z")
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### Author: ![ovd](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/5daacb/32.png) [@ovd](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ovd)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610/1 "2018-09-20T10:16:05Z")

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Hello, I am having problem with Paraview. It always crashes when opening state files. Even when I save an empty state file with no data and load it next, bam! paraview is gone. I tried this in at least 6 different paraview releases, and the problem is the same among all versions.

I am using Win10 and the trouble started when I changed my graphics card from Nvidia GTX to AMD FirePro7100. This could be the source of trouble but it seems not fundamental at all, Paraview runs and renders perfectly otherwise I just can’t load any states.

Can someone help me point to a solution or workaround? For bigger projects working without state files is quite annoying.

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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610/2 "2018-09-24T17:42:20Z")

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My best guess is to have you remove your configuration files.

First, install and ONLY run ParaView 5.5.2.

Next, try Edit/ Reset to Default Settings. Please select Yes, and backup current settings. Restart ParaView…

Now, try to see if you can create, and reload a state file.

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### Author: ![dejanmili](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/dejanmili/32/9027_2.png) [@dejanmili](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dejanmili)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-opening-every-state-file-even-empty-ones/610/3 "2022-07-07T09:57:29Z")

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Thank you very much! Resetting to default settings has solved the problem and Paraview is working fine again.

Below is a backup of the settings that caused the crash:  
[ParaView5.10.1.ini.bak](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/hxpmJLE4Qb8RYbjTIf4O049XvwQ.bak) (25.0 KB)