# How to close Data Probe when starting Slicer?

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**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** python\
**Created:** [August 5, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-close-data-probe-when-starting-slicer/19066 "2021-08-05T01:03:35Z")\
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You can use the method `setDataProbeVisible`. See here for more details

> [@Simple way to disable Data Probe for some modules](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/simple-way-to-disable-data-probe-for-some-modules/10544/2):
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> slicer.util has this function: which you can use with detecting when your module is entered/exited to hide the data probe. This can be done by defining the enter() / exit() functions in your module. See:

as part of the application startup script

[https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide/settings.html?highlight=Slicerrc#application-startup-file](https://slicer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/settings.html?highlight=Slicerrc#application-startup-file)

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