# Paraview stopped working completely

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-stopped-working-completely/15413
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 19, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-stopped-working-completely/15413 "2024-09-19T19:34:12Z")
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### Author: ![legno](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@legno](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/legno)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-stopped-working-completely/15413/1 "2024-09-19T19:34:12Z")

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Hello,  
I am on OSx 14.6, I have an .xdmf file and a related .h5 file that I could succesfully open with Paraivew 5.13.0. I did not update Paraview, and all of a sudden Paraview stopped working. I open the _same_ file that used to work,

 ![Screenshot 2024-09-19 at 21.33.03](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/260bf0a8efdfa9207b5086ed882d85a19a8085a5.png)  
and get the screenshot attached: I click on Apply, Delete, any button in that panel and nothing happens…

Any ideas ?

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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kenneth_moreland/32/15033_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-stopped-working-completely/15413/2 "2024-09-20T11:53:22Z")

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Very weird. I suggest trying using `Edit` → `Reset to Default Settings` and then restarting ParaView. Sometimes that clears up errant behavior in ParaView.