# Paraview not reading files previously read

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-reading-files-previously-read/14547
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 3, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-reading-files-previously-read/14547 "2024-05-03T11:04:50Z")
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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: [May 3, 2024, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-reading-files-previously-read/14547/5 "2024-05-03T11:17:16Z")

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Works fine in ParaView 5.12.0 binary:

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/150dd9a5baef29da21bcc3d2cd285a72fc30b86e.jpeg)

Reported here:

> [@I cannot read a .vtp file I could open yesterday. Can someone try to open it?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/i-cannot-read-a-vtp-file-i-could-open-yesterday-can-someone-try-to-open-it/13938):
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> Hi all, I am trying to open a .vtp file I was able to open yesterday… I am using Arch Linux and Paraview, I just performed the usual system update, no fancy stuff. It is even stranger because I cannot open .vtp files saved from vtk files which instead open correctly. I am attaching the problematic vtp file, error message and Paraview information at the bottom of this message. Thank, I am by no means an expert but this seems a bug to me. Edit: The problem with saving a vtp from a vtk file se…

Which OS are you using ?

@cory.quammen : I think we will need a FAQ for this one if its start hitting Ubuntu.

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