# Paraview savedata option
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 2, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655 "2022-11-02T08:22:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/1 "2022-11-02T08:22:30Z")
Dear Community,
I have some queries regarding data-export using Paraview for which I need some help.
1. While saving data from paraview using the “Save Data” option in the tool bar, I realized that it is saving all the data in an unstructured manner which means the x & y values are not stored in a typical matrix format or Is there a way to fix this in paraview itself?
2. It typically takes all the column data e,g, Ux, Uy, Uz, vorticity\_x, vorticity\_y etc. But, can I specifically choose some particular columns instead of everything?
3. I can see repetitive data…I mean multiple entries for the same x & y. Any suggestions how to avoid this?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/2 "2022-11-03T01:40:00Z")
Hi @Smruti_Ranjan_Jena ,
> [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](#):
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> While saving data from paraview using the “Save Data” option in the tool bar, I realized that it is saving all the data in an unstructured manner which means the x & y values are not stored in a typical matrix format or Is there a way to fix this in paraview itself?
That depends of your data. If it is unstructured, then yes, but this is expected.
> It typically takes all the column data e,g, Ux, Uy, Uz, vorticity\_x, vorticity\_y etc. But, can I specifically choose some particular columns instead of everything?
(Almost) All writers have a “Choose arrays to write” options, in 5.10 and higher.
> I can see repetitive data…I mean multiple entries for the same x & y. Any suggestions how to avoid this?
It means your data is repetitive.
You may want to share your data.
Best
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### Author:  [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/3 "2022-11-03T06:36:56Z")
Thanks Mathieu for your reply.
I got the first two answers. For the third one, let me explain the current scenario a bit in detail (Here is the link to google drive for accessing the file : [paraview\_support - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/198jwar7wkSnd3jHfOrEv1K5cdBW4KM9Q?usp=share_link)).
I am currently running a low Reynolds number flow past a cylinder case for which I needed to postprocess some data, hence I exported all the data into a text file. For your information, I am exporting data from a sliced plane that has a dimension of 0.5 \< x \< 5 and -2 \< y \< 2. To my surprise, I see some repetitive data in the text file especially on the leftmost side i.e. for all “y” along x=0.5. By saying repetitive data, I mean for a particular (x,y) there should be only one row that should comprise all the values, but here I can see 2 rows for same (x,y).
Could you please look into the data & kindly let me know if I am making any mistake while exporting the data?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/4 "2022-11-03T06:43:21Z")
I see the duplicate data, but you did not share your input, but your output. Please share your input data.
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### Author:  [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/5 "2022-11-03T07:47:16Z")
By saying input data, I understand that you are asking for the openFoam output file in .vtk/.vtm format. In that case, I have uploaded the .vtm file (the original output file), .pvsm file(where I have saved the state after doing four clips, 1 slice & 1 gradient calculation) to the same folder in which fullData.text file is stored ( Here is the link to google drive for accessing the file : [paraview\_support - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/198jwar7wkSnd3jHfOrEv1K5cdBW4KM9Q?usp=share_link)).
Kindly let me know if there is anything wrong with the data.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/6 "2022-11-03T07:48:15Z")
I also need all of this:
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### Author:  [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/7 "2022-11-03T08:20:29Z")
Hey Mathieu,
I have uploaded the blockmeshDict file & the initial condition folder (i.e. 8.14) from which I started running my current case. Inside that folder, I guess you will find all the necessary data related to boundary conditions of U & other variables.
Link to the folder: [paraview\_support - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/198jwar7wkSnd3jHfOrEv1K5cdBW4KM9Q?usp=share_link)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 8:29am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/8 "2022-11-03T08:29:32Z")
Sorry, I’m not going to run an OpenFOAM simulation. please share the data.
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### Author:  [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/9 "2022-11-03T08:50:41Z")
Apologies for the miscommunication.
The folder named “8.14” is not the initial condition folder, but the data folder that I have reconstructed (using the command “reconstructPar -time 8.14”) as I was a running a parallel simulation with 12 processors.
Further to access it using paraview, I ran “foamToVTK -time 8.14” to further create “VTK/timeavg-re100-u0p2h0p2\_8140/” that I have recently uploaded (maybe this is the thing that you are looking for…as I am a novice user, I thought of writing everything in detail. sorry for that).
Link to the drive folder : [paraview\_support - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/198jwar7wkSnd3jHfOrEv1K5cdBW4KM9Q?usp=share_link)
Thanks for your patience.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/10 "2022-11-03T09:16:13Z")
The duplicated data is present in your slice. I don’t know why it is here, there can be multiple reasons. In anycase, you can remove it using “Clean” filter.
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### Author:  [@Smruti\_Ranjan\_Jena](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Smruti_Ranjan_Jena)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/11 "2022-11-04T07:32:40Z")
Thanks for your input. I will for sure try the “clean” filter.
But, I just wanted to share an observation & would be happy to get your comments on that. Every time, I exported the data I see the repeatitive data if and only if I include the boundary part. e.g. if I have a domain of 0.5 \< x \< 5 and if I exported a clipped slice from it for say 0.5 \< x \< 0.6, I have seen repetitive data for x=0.5 specifically. So, my current understanding is, maybe boundary causes the problem. Let me know your thoughts on this.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-savedata-option/10655/12 "2022-11-07T07:01:16Z")
That is definitely possible, but it looks like you are already using only the internal mesh, so not sure why.