# Paraview.exe has stopped working
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 22, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133 "2023-05-22T09:21:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@BilalFareed123.3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BilalFareed123.3)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133/1 "2023-05-22T09:21:53Z")
Hi,
I am using paraview 5.8.1 version when i want to open xdmf file.Paraview.exe has stopped working and the software close why this happening please guide me.Thanks
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133/2 "2023-05-22T09:27:21Z")
Hi bilal,
Please update to the last version of ParaView (5.11.1): [https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)
Please share your file.
Best,
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### Author:  [@BilalFareed123.3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BilalFareed123.3)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133/3 "2023-05-22T09:31:56Z")
Hi Mathieu,
Thanks for your response,before i was using 5.7.1 this error come then i installed 5.8.1 error still exist ok now i try to install 5.11.1.I am sharing the file please check and guide me .
[data\_fluid.xdmf](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/lev79C1cxjlUVxN0XPrKTHjeLVS.xdmf) (369 Bytes)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133/4 "2023-05-22T09:33:34Z")
I confirm that there is a crash with this file:
```auto
XDMF Error in /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/ThirdParty/xdmf2/vtkxdmf2/libsrc/XdmfGrid.cxx line 772 (Grid has 0 children. Index 0 is out of range)
Thread 1 "paraview" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007fffdbb9d234 in xdmf2::XdmfGrid::GetGridType (this=0x0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/ThirdParty/xdmf2/vtkxdmf2/libsrc/XdmfGrid.h:184
184 XdmfGetValueMacro( GridType, XdmfInt32);
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007fffdbb9d234 in xdmf2::XdmfGrid::GetGridType (this=0x0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/ThirdParty/xdmf2/vtkxdmf2/libsrc/XdmfGrid.h:184
#1 0x00007fffdbba6086 in vtkXdmfDomain::GetVTKDataType (this=0x55556079d8f0, xmfGrid=0x0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/Xdmf2/vtkXdmfReaderInternal.cxx:289
#2 0x00007fffdbba60d9 in vtkXdmfDomain::GetVTKDataType (this=0x55556079d8f0, xmfGrid=0x555560aa5088)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/Xdmf2/vtkXdmfReaderInternal.cxx:296
#3 0x00007fffdbba6060 in vtkXdmfDomain::GetVTKDataType (this=0x55556079d8f0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/Xdmf2/vtkXdmfReaderInternal.cxx:281
#4 0x00007fffdbb756cf in vtkXdmfReader::RequestDataObjectInternal (this=0x7fffc400a650, outputVector=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/Xdmf2/vtkXdmfReader.cxx:307
#5 0x00007fffdbb746a4 in vtkXdmfReader::ProcessRequest (this=0x7fffc400a650, request=0x555560986600, inputVector=0x0, outputVector=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/Xdmf2/vtkXdmfReader.cxx:215
#6 0x00007fffee99fe45 in vtkFileSeriesReader::ProcessRequest (this=0x5555595a6970, request=0x555560986600, inputVector=0x0, outputVector=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTKExtensions/IOCore/vtkFileSeriesReader.cxx:568
#7 0x00007ffff088b6d9 in vtkExecutive::CallAlgorithm (this=0x55556086ea50, request=0x555560986600, direction=1, inInfo=0x0, outInfo=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkExecutive.cxx:735
#8 0x00007ffff0873c90 in vtkCompositeDataPipeline::ExecuteDataObject (this=0x55556086ea50, request=0x555560986600, inInfoVec=0x0, outInfoVec=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkCompositeDataPipeline.cxx:115
#9 0x00007ffff0880971 in vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest (this=0x55556086ea50, request=0x555560986600, inInfoVec=0x0, outInfoVec=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx:176
#10 0x00007ffff09c99ae in vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline::ProcessRequest (this=0x55556086ea50, request=0x555560986600, inInfoVec=0x0, outInfoVec=0x55556089cff0)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkStreamingDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx:369
#11 0x00007ffff0881151 in vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::UpdateDataObject (this=0x55556086ea50)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx:353
#12 0x00007ffff08811b2 in vtkDemandDrivenPipeline::UpdateInformation (this=0x55556086ea50)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx:367
```
Could you open an issue on [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues) ?
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### Author:  [@BilalFareed123.3](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/BilalFareed123.3)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133/5 "2023-05-22T09:36:49Z")
you mean that the file is not fully complete?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-exe-has-stopped-working/12133/6 "2023-05-22T10:28:53Z")
A XDMF expert would have to confirm that, but still, ParaView should not crash on any file.