# Why I can not import DICOM?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-i-can-not-import-dicom/204>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-i-can-not-import-dicom/204 "2017-04-27T02:06:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/why-i-can-not-import-dicom/204/10 "2018-01-17T02:11:42Z")

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This log message describes the problem and suggested solution:

> [@carba86](#):
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> The database file path “/Users/leacarballo/Documents/SlicerDICOMDatabase/ctkDICOM.sql” cannot be used. Directory is not empty and not an existing DICOM database.
> 
> Please pick a different database directory using the LocalDatabase button in the DICOM Browser

Please set an empty folder for DICOM database that you have write access to, try DICOM import again, and let us know if it fixed the DICOM importing.

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