# Restore state with files on remote server is hanging

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 19, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018 "2022-12-19T18:02:05Z")
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### Author: ![dpugmire](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/dpugmire/32/10169_2.png) [@dpugmire](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dpugmire)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018/1 "2022-12-19T18:02:05Z")

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I have a state file (on the client side) that I’m trying to open. The datasets are on the server side (Andes at OLCF)

I’m doing the following steps:

- Fire up PV 5.10.0
- connect to server
- restore state file. I’ve tried all three options for locating the files, but PV just hangs.

Not sure if this makes a difference, but the state file has 2 datasets opened. One is a timevarying dataset and the other is static. Not sure this is part of the issue.

Thanks!

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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018/2 "2022-12-19T18:35:21Z")

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Hi Dave,

- What you are trying to do sounds correct. No clue what is going on.
- Do the state files match versions? If not, that could be the issue.
- Try to think small. With ParaView open client/server, open can.exo. Save State. Reset Session Load State. Does that work?
- If so, now, start itterating on making the original state file. Load one dataset. Save/Reset/Load state. Try the other. Try both.
- You have Ken in your back pocket, use him!
- I could Teams/ meet with you this afternoon if you want to show me.  
Alan

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### Author: ![dpugmire](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/dpugmire/32/10169_2.png) [@dpugmire](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dpugmire)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018/3 "2022-12-19T18:42:39Z")

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Ok, thanks for verifying I’m doing what’s right.

I’ll do as you suggest and let you know if I’m still stuck.  
Ken’s on vacation this week (c:

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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/restore-state-with-files-on-remote-server-is-hanging/11018/4 "2022-12-19T19:25:39Z")

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Oh, and use the defaults for location. You can redirect where the state file is looking, I don’t know what that would do with two datasets.