# Slicer crashing when trying to import image stacks using SlicerMorph

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** slicermorph, crash, error\
**Created:** [July 26, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855 "2025-07-26T23:34:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/1 "2025-07-26T23:34:34Z")

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**Computer** - Dell Precision 7710  
**Software OS** - Windows 10 Pro  
**Total RAM** - 64 gB  
**CPU** - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1505M v5 @ 2.80 gHz  
**GPU** - NVIDIA Quadro M3000M  
**Slicer Version** - Slicer 5.8.1

My version of Slicer is crashing whenever I try to open an image stack in it using the ImageStack function in SlicerMorph. What is really strange is that this is the same computer that was able to successfully open stacks using SlicerMorph [here](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segmentation-in-slicer-extremely-slow-when-using-the-scissors-tool-in-slice-view/41930/14).

What happens is I will boot up 3D Slicer, open the ImageStack function, and when I go to browse for my files the window immediately hangs and the program crashes (will be updated with video when I get the chance). I tried with an earlier version of Slicer (Slicer 4.8) and the same error occurs. I checked to see if my versions of Slicer and SlicerMorph needed updating and even after this the program crashes in the same way. I am not sure what is going on, as my version of Slicer has not changed at all since the previous Support request where I showed SlicerMorph working properly.

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/2 "2025-07-27T00:07:50Z")

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Without the data or the log file from the crashed session, it is hard to tell what’s going on.

Did you try to use the “preview” quality to see if it is memory related?

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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/3 "2025-07-27T02:30:24Z")

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> Without the data or the log file from the crashed session, it is hard to tell what’s going on.
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> Did you try to use the “preview” quality to see if it is memory related?

I couldn’t even get that far. The moment I tried to even open the file browser to select the files the program crashed (see video). I almost wonder if it has to do with some interaction with Windows in general because I haven’t changed anything on Slicer since the previous forum thread where it worked fine.

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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/4 "2025-07-27T02:30:54Z")

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For some reason I am unable to edit my post. Here is a link to a video documenting the issue.

[https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/eameomw90rz4bggbvthj6/3D-Slicer-5.8.1-2025-07-26-19-19-06.mp4?rlkey=eao4nskk209gftc85j0qw6d6p&dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/eameomw90rz4bggbvthj6/3D-Slicer-5.8.1-2025-07-26-19-19-06.mp4?rlkey=eao4nskk209gftc85j0qw6d6p&dl=0)

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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/5 "2025-07-27T02:42:32Z")

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Unfortunately I just realized the screen recorder does not record pop ups for Windows 10.

More testing has found this issue is not just occurring with SlicerMorph. It also occurs if I try the basic open data option as well as the import DICOM option. Anything that involves the File Explorer seems to trigger it.

Is there any way to record and send the error log?

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/6 "2025-07-27T02:43:07Z")

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Your video does not play on my end. Upload to the cloud and share the link.

Also is the folder you are loading data from being synced to cloud (like onedrive or icloud)…

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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/7 "2025-07-27T02:49:33Z")

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> Your video does not play on my end. Upload to the cloud and share the link.

I did. I copy-pasted the link and it loaded into the forum as a video. For some reason it won’t run on the machine I am on now as well even though it ran on the machine I uploaded it from. I will see if there is something I can do to fix it.

> Also is the folder you are loading data from being synced to cloud (like onedrive or icloud)

No. It doesn’t matter what folder I select the program crashes. Even if I select an internal folder like Documents or Pictures.

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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/8 "2025-07-27T03:00:47Z")

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I tried running sfc /scannow as an administrator in case corrupted drivers were responsible as well as reinstalling Slicer. No success.

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/9 "2025-07-27T03:45:53Z")

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Did you look into the log file contents from those crashes? It may have some pointers.

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**Author:** ![Russell\_Engelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/russell_engelman/32/18425_2.png) [@Russell\_Engelman](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Russell_Engelman)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/10 "2025-07-27T03:46:56Z")

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Here are screenshots showing this in case the video does not properly load.

Screen just before error occurs. Note this is very early in workflow.

 ![Error 1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/c/b/cbe3a6f4a55730d59c21256aa789af74f6b7c239.jpeg)

Selecting “add data”, program stalls for a few seconds and then crashes with the following error message. Note that icons also appear to be corrupted.

 ![Error 2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/e/d/edd570c8018418bbd05ad778f4288a796e6f92bc.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/11 "2025-07-27T04:25:05Z")

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After Slicer crashes, launch it again. Go to Help-\>Report a bug, and then choose the **2nd** (not the top one) entry from the top and cop **all** entries in the that log file and paste it here.

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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:** [July 27, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/slicer-crashing-when-trying-to-import-image-stacks-using-slicermorph/43855/12 "2025-07-27T06:39:24Z")

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It looks like a Windows system configuration problem and not something specific to Slicer. You can try File/Open in other software to confirm.

Such error is usually caused by misbehaving mapped drives (that are no longer available or implemented incorrectly). Maybe unmapping the “Echinosorex” and “Media 000…” drives will fix the issue. A workaround is to not use the file open dialog but drag-and-drop files from Windows Explorer to the Slicer application window.