# There is error message when opening .pvd file in paraview using my Mac Pro

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**Category:** Post-processing\
**Created:** [August 4, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/there-is-error-message-when-opening-pvd-file-in-paraview-using-my-mac-pro/97417 "2023-08-04T10:23:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![raj\_manj](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/raj_manj/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@raj\_manj](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/raj_manj)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/there-is-error-message-when-opening-pvd-file-in-paraview-using-my-mac-pro/97417/1 "2023-08-04T10:23:46Z")

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There is error message when opening .pvd file in paraview using my Mac Pro.  
How can I solve this?

 ![Screenshot 2023-08-04 at 11.16.28](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/1/8/18309e9970e647e2b501e62d60f35605de2b2ca4.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![anon77415598](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon77415598/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon77415598](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon77415598)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/there-is-error-message-when-opening-pvd-file-in-paraview-using-my-mac-pro/97417/2 "2023-08-04T17:35:40Z")

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Hi @raj_manj,

Thanks for posting your question!  
Have you downloaded this .pvd file from a SimScale project? If so, could you please share the project link here? It would be helpful.

best,

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**Author:** ![raj\_manj](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/raj_manj/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@raj\_manj](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/raj_manj)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/there-is-error-message-when-opening-pvd-file-in-paraview-using-my-mac-pro/97417/3 "2023-08-07T11:01:30Z")

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Hi,  
Actually I was trying to make simple test if it works for heat transfer analysis and if it is possible to postprocess in paraview. Yes I downloaded in .pvd file format.  
Here is the link.

> **[SimScale Login](https://www.simscale.com/workbench/?pid=2133592221242859925&mi=spec%3A31423e2d-827e-4c26-ad8e-2351bfd59836%2Cservice%3ASIMULATION%2Cstrategy%3A28)**
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> Log in to your SimScale account. SimScale makes high-fidelity engineering simulation technically and economically accessible. At any scale. In the cloud.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![anon77415598](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/anon77415598/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon77415598](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/anon77415598)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/there-is-error-message-when-opening-pvd-file-in-paraview-using-my-mac-pro/97417/4 "2023-08-07T12:35:22Z")

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Hi @raj_manj,

Thanks for sharing the link 🙂  
I see that you’re using Safari as web browser. I just have downloaded the case in google chrome and it has been opening well in ParaView.

 ![Screen Shot 2023-08-07 at 09.31.13](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/2/1/21af2ebac465063d48850b9798ee95ee65426219.jpeg)

Could you please try that with Chrome and then let me know if this works?

best,

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**Author:** ![raj\_manj](https://www.simscale.com/forum/letter_avatar/raj_manj/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@raj\_manj](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/raj_manj)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/there-is-error-message-when-opening-pvd-file-in-paraview-using-my-mac-pro/97417/5 "2023-08-07T12:54:37Z")

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Thank you so much for your information. Exactly, I used it on safari. I will try to use it in chrome. Thank you.