# DICOMDIR file creation

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicomdir-file-creation/32564>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicomdir-file-creation/32564 "2023-11-02T18:40:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gonzalo\_Rojas\_Costa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gonzalo_rojas_costa/32/5259_2.png) [@Gonzalo\_Rojas\_Costa](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gonzalo_Rojas_Costa)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicomdir-file-creation/32564/1 "2023-11-02T18:40:45Z")

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Hi:  
The option “Create a DICOM Series” creates DICOM slices in a specified folder, but it lacks DICOMDIR file. How can I create it?

Sincerely,

Gonzalo Rojas Costa

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dicomdir-file-creation/32564/2 "2023-11-02T18:43:50Z")

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We don’t tend to use DICOMDIR files in Slicer since they are often out of sync with the data on disk (they are mainly used with CDs and DVDs).

You can use other tools to make a DICOMDIR though:

[https://support.dcmtk.org/docs-snapshot/dcmmkdir.html](https://support.dcmtk.org/docs-snapshot/dcmmkdir.html)