# Paraview interpreting file name as time step
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-interpreting-file-name-as-time-step/13127
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [October 27, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-interpreting-file-name-as-time-step/13127 "2023-10-27T14:23:09Z")
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### Author:  [@Malo\_R](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Malo_R)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-interpreting-file-name-as-time-step/13127/1 "2023-10-27T14:23:09Z")
Hello,
I have a bunch of .vtu files, that i import all together in paraview.
My files are named as below :
BC\_V1
BC\_V2
…
BD\_V1
BD\_V2
My problem is, because the name are similar, except from a number, paraview is interprting them as time steps. Does a solution exists to modify that ?
i would like to not rename my files.
Thanksfully,
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-interpreting-file-name-as-time-step/13127/2 "2023-10-27T14:34:10Z")
Do not import them together, expose them all by clicking on the black arrow and select them all to open them all.
This behavior will be controllable in the next release of ParaView.
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### Author:  [@Malo\_R](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Malo_R)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2023, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-interpreting-file-name-as-time-step/13127/3 "2023-10-30T10:48:53Z")
Thank you !