# trouble viewing my files

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 31, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253 "2020-08-31T15:02:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/bob/32/7932_2.png) [@bob](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/bob)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253/1 "2020-08-31T15:02:55Z")

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I have watched a couple of youtube introductions to 3D Slicer, but am having challenges to get my .DCM files to display properly. Either no image appears or I see collapsed views. Any suggestions how to work past this? Thank you.

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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:** [August 31, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253/2 "2020-08-31T16:13:50Z")

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Please try with latest Slicer Preview Release. Let us know if any warnings or errors are displayed during loading.

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**Author:** ![bob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/bob/32/7932_2.png) [@bob](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/bob)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253/3 "2020-08-31T16:35:59Z")

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Thank you for the reply. I downloaded v4.11.0, as you suggested. No error messages appeared when I dragged my .dcm files into 3D Slicer. Still, the MRI images either don’t appear or are collapsed.

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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:** [August 31, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253/4 "2020-08-31T16:41:18Z")

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In general, to import DICOM images you should use the DICOMBrowser (the icon that says DCM). That might fix some of the issues you are facing.

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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:** [August 31, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/trouble-viewing-my-files/13253/5 "2020-08-31T17:54:39Z")

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Very good point!

@bob Make sure you are in DICOM module when you drag-and-drop your DICOM folder to Slicer’s application window to import files into your DICOM database. Slicer will then index the files and you can double-click on a patient, study, or series, to load it into the current scene.