# I'm having trouble reading the archives with the .xml extension

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/im-having-trouble-reading-the-archives-with-the-xml-extension/109701>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [August 13, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/im-having-trouble-reading-the-archives-with-the-xml-extension/109701 "2025-08-13T16:16:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/im-having-trouble-reading-the-archives-with-the-xml-extension/109701/1 "2025-08-13T16:16:07Z")

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I’m having trouble reading archives with the .xml extension in network locations. The program reads the files and downloads the information to my local disk. Is this possible? Or is there another method? I'm using Perspective and Ignition 8.1.