# Paraview opens and closes (crashes) when tried to open a ".e" file.
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 22, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383 "2022-09-22T03:25:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Ananthanarasimhan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ananthanarasimhan)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383/1 "2022-09-22T03:25:37Z")
[diffusion-only\_out.e](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/short-url/ti0bmLZoXZH2GGwrv5BSbNAjFSK.e) (164.9 KB)
Attached the file which I tried to open in Paraview.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383/2 "2022-09-22T10:16:09Z")
Hi @Ananthanarasimhan ,
Your file open correctly with ParaView 5.11-RC1, the bug seems to have been fixed.
Best,
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### Author:  [@Ananthanarasimhan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ananthanarasimhan)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383/3 "2022-09-22T10:22:26Z")
Hi @mwestphal ,
I am using 5.10.1 version. should i upgrade from the application, or uninstall this and reinstall updated version?
Also, for windows, I see ParaView 5.11-RC1 as previews of next version. Is there .exe file to install for this version?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383/4 "2022-09-22T12:34:59Z")
Uninstall/Reinstall should be correct.
Yes, you can use the .exe installer.
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### Author:  [@Ananthanarasimhan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ananthanarasimhan)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383/5 "2022-09-22T13:56:34Z")
@mwestphal I don’t see.exe for this version in the website… I downloaded the zip. But i dont see .exe for 5.11 RC1
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 2:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-opens-and-closes-crashes-when-tried-to-open-a-e-file/10383/6 "2022-09-23T02:51:54Z")
Indeed, the installer is now using .msi format