# Paraview not grouping all plt\* files

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [February 20, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970 "2024-02-20T09:15:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sreehahaha)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/1 "2024-02-20T09:16:00Z")

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Hello all,

I’m trying to load a time series of plt\* folders using Paraview 5.10.1. Unfortunately, Paraview does not group all plt\* folders into a single group. It does group some into a group (see the attached

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-20 at 09.15.20](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b2baea1916ebc2114ac4cbfa560ada5fc02767bf.jpeg)  
). But I need others to complete the time series in the proper order. Could someone please help me with this?

Many thanks,  
SP

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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: [February 20, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/2 "2024-02-20T09:22:29Z")

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name your folders like this:  
`pltFoo.N`

Best,

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### Author: ![sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sreehahaha)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/3 "2024-02-20T10:09:20Z")

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Thanks for the prompt reply, Mathieu.  
Unfortunately, it still does not group.

SP

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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: [February 20, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/4 "2024-02-20T10:09:59Z")

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please share some part of your data.

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### Author: ![sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sreehahaha)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/5 "2024-02-20T10:21:37Z")

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> **[pltTrial.tar.gz](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g5bk3yu75l0srg7x9op5u/pltTrial.tar.gz?rlkey=tt4psg05g4gjzcb7z8t5302dy&dl=0)**
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> Shared with Dropbox

Please see this link.

SP

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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: [February 20, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/6 "2024-02-20T12:57:06Z")

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it works perfectly here (ParaView 5.12.0-RC2) :

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a9c483a3a81bfd2e4dc7517a42cb1380057a53ba.jpeg)

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### Author: ![sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@sreehahaha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sreehahaha)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-grouping-all-plt-files/13970/7 "2024-02-20T13:01:36Z")

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I see. It’s probably a bug. Thanks anyway.

SP