# Fail when loading DICOM: Plugin failed: MultiVolumeImporterPlugin

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fail-when-loading-dicom-plugin-failed-multivolumeimporterplugin/8686>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 6, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fail-when-loading-dicom-plugin-failed-multivolumeimporterplugin/8686 "2019-10-06T16:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![norus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@norus](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/norus)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fail-when-loading-dicom-plugin-failed-multivolumeimporterplugin/8686/1 "2019-10-06T16:55:49Z")

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Hello cracks,  
a simple user see this warning and has no plan what to do:  
Warning: Plugin failed: MultiVolumeImporterPlugin

See python console for error message.  
DICOM Plugin failed: SetAttribute argument 2: (unicode conversion error)  
DICOM plugin failed to load ‘9: Schulter spir. 1.0 B70s’ as a ‘Scalar Volume’.  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “C:\Program Files\Slicer 4.10.2\lib\Slicer-4.10\qt-scripted-modules\DICOMLib\DICOMWidgets.py”, line 867, in proceedWithReferencedLoadablesSelection  
loadSuccess = plugin.load(loadable)  
File “C:/Program Files/Slicer 4.10.2/bin/…/lib/Slicer-4.10/qt-scripted-modules/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py”, line 413, in load  
volumeNode = self.loadFilesWithSeriesReader(“GDCM”, loadable.files, loadable.name)  
File “C:/Program Files/Slicer 4.10.2/bin/…/lib/Slicer-4.10/qt-scripted-modules/DICOMScalarVolumePlugin.py”, line 290, in loadFilesWithSeriesReader  
reader.SetArchetype(files[0]);  
TypeError: SetArchetype argument 1: (unicode conversion error)

I found the Plugin at github, but where it has to be placed or integrated?

thanks for help

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fail-when-loading-dicom-plugin-failed-multivolumeimporterplugin/8686/2 "2019-10-06T17:33:59Z")

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It seems that there are special characters in the filename or folder where you want to import fats from. Rename the files/folders to contain only ASCII characters.

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**Author:** ![norus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@norus](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/norus)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/fail-when-loading-dicom-plugin-failed-multivolumeimporterplugin/8686/3 "2019-10-06T17:37:43Z")

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Just when you was writing i started to do this, and it works. there are some - ö - in the header.  
Thank´s a lot for your help, really great project, I cross my fingers for you.