# Mac osX 10.15.7. Can't load volumes

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 2, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396 "2020-11-02T22:50:51Z")
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### Author: ![axlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@axlander](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/axlander)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/1 "2020-11-02T22:50:51Z")

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I downloaded and installed slicer 4.11 in my Applications folder.

Slicer starts normally but I can’t load volumes (.nii) or load dcm files. After starting, the following warnings appear.

When loading module “DICOM” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “DICOM” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “DICOMPatcher” , the dependency “DICOM” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “MarkupsWidgetsSelfTest” , the dependency “Markups” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “MultiVolumeImporter” , the dependency “MultiVolumeExplorer” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “NeurosurgicalPlanningTutorialMarkupsSelfTest” , the dependency “Segmentations” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “PlotsSelfTest” , the dependency “Plots” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “SegmentEditor” , the dependency “Segmentations” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “SegmentStatistics” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “SubjectHierarchyCorePluginsSelfTest” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “SubjectHierarchyGenericSelfTest” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
When loading module “TablesSelfTest” , the dependency “Tables” failed to be loaded.

I read the warning, “You cannot install extensions into the read-only volume so you must copy before installing extensions”. I was unsure if that meant I had to load extensions separately, and how to do that.

Thanks for any 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: [November 3, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/2 "2020-11-03T16:01:26Z")

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Are you using latest stable version (Slicer-4.11.20200930)?

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### Author: ![axlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@axlander](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/axlander)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/3 "2020-11-03T17:11:18Z")

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Yes - 4.11.20200930. I tried the preview release as well but had similar errors.

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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: [November 3, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/4 "2020-11-03T23:44:49Z")

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Could you upload the application log (menu: Help/Report a bug) somewhere (dropbox/onedrive/gdrive/…) and post the link here? Thanks.

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### Author: ![axlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@axlander](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/axlander)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/5 "2020-11-04T15:35:42Z")

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Andras - Thanks for your help. The log file is pretty short so I hope you don’t mind that I post it here (below).

[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Session start time …: 2020-11-04 07:08:03  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Slicer version …: 4.11.20200930 (revision 29402 / 002be18) macosx-amd64 - installed release  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Operating system …: Mac OS X / 10.15.7 / 19H2 - 64-bit  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Memory …: 16384 MB physical, 1024 MB virtual  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - CPU …: GenuineIntel Intel® Core™ i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, 6 cores, 6 logical processors  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - VTK configuration …: OpenGL2 rendering, Sequential threading  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Qt configuration …: version 5.15.1, with SSL, requested OpenGL 3.2 (core profile)  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Developer mode enabled …: no  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Prefer executable CLI …: yes  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Application path …: /Applications/Slicer.app/Contents/MacOS  
[DEBUG][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [] (unknown:0) - Additional module paths …: /Applications/Slicer.app/Contents/Extensions-29402/DCMQI/lib/Slicer-4.11/cli-modules  
[DEBUG][Python] 04.11.2020 07:08:03 [Python] (/Applications/Slicer.app/Contents/lib/Python/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pydicom/datadict.py:432) - Reversing DICOM dictionary so can look up tag from a keyword…  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “DICOM” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “DICOM” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “DICOMPatcher” , the dependency “DICOM” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “MarkupsWidgetsSelfTest” , the dependency “Markups” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “MultiVolumeImporter” , the dependency “MultiVolumeExplorer” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “NeurosurgicalPlanningTutorialMarkupsSelfTest” , the dependency “Segmentations” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “PlotsSelfTest” , the dependency “Plots” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “SegmentEditor” , the dependency “Segmentations” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “SegmentStatistics” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “SubjectHierarchyCorePluginsSelfTest” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “SubjectHierarchyGenericSelfTest” , the dependency “SubjectHierarchy” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Qt] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - When loading module “TablesSelfTest” , the dependency “Tables” failed to be loaded.  
[WARNING][Python] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [Python] (/Applications/Slicer.app/Contents/lib/Slicer-4.11/qt-scripted-modules/DataProbeLib/SliceViewAnnotations.py:26) - SliceAnnotations: Disable features relying on vtkPVScalarBarActor  
[CRITICAL][Stream] 04.11.2020 07:08:04 [] (unknown:0) - SliceAnnotations: Disable features relying on vtkPVScalarBarActor

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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: [November 4, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/6 "2020-11-04T19:35:18Z")

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Could you please try deleting Slicer completely, then reinstalling it, without installing any extensions?

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### Author: ![axlander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cdc98d/32.png) [@axlander](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/axlander)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/7 "2020-11-04T22:36:23Z")

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Hi Andras. Your comment made me realize that the .ini files weren’t deleted with the new install. Once I deleted them, it solved the problem. Thanks for your 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: [November 4, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/mac-osx-10-15-7-cant-load-volumes/14396/8 "2020-11-04T22:51:04Z")

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Great! Thanks for the update.
