# Saving state and transferring it to another computer
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928 "2021-09-03T07:24:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 7:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/1 "2021-09-03T07:24:16Z")
Hi!
I did my post processing in a server and transferred the file to another computer but it’s giving me directory errors. I also used some extra texture pngs in the server. Is there a way that Paraview looks for texture files within the local computer paraview directory and imports backgrounds from the current directory instead of using server directory?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 7:36am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/2 "2021-09-03T07:36:26Z")
> [@Bushra](#):
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> transferred the file
Which file ? Which format ?
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/3 "2021-09-03T07:38:34Z")
I transferred whole directory of openfoam simulation containing time steps, pvsm file of paraview and HDRI skyboxes
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/4 "2021-09-03T07:44:25Z")
Indeed, there is a limitation with HDRi and textures in general. You cannot change the path when loading the .pvsm.
I think @LfxPaul or @timothee.chabat knows more
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### Author:  [@Bushra](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Bushra)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/5 "2021-09-03T08:34:28Z")
okay…is there any way around it? I don’t want to lose my ray tracing and textures of post processing
Btw Thanks for quick reply as always!
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### Author:  [@aron.helser](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/aron.helser)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/6 "2021-09-03T13:18:30Z")
The paraview state files are text files - you can use a text editor to replace the incorrect paths with paths on the new system.
If this is a process you perform often, you could write a script to fix the paths.
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### Author:  [@Andrew\_Maclean](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Andrew_Maclean)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2021, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/saving-state-and-transferring-it-to-another-computer/7928/7 "2021-09-04T07:50:47Z")
If you want a Python script to do this, please see: [Missing “Load State Options” dialog](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/missing-load-state-options-dialog/7661/9). I have improved the script since that so let me know if you want the updated version.