# Perspective View & Vision Windows Turn into Folders **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [September 13, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247 "2019-09-13T14:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![louie.poire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@louie.poire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louie.poire)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/1 "2019-09-13T14:00:16Z")
In Ignition 8, I am having an issue where all of my windows in Vision and Perspective will turn into folders that will not open. The only ones that don’t turn into folders are the ones with no tags on them. Please see pictures. I hope I haven’t lost everything. ![Perspective%20%26%20Windows%20issues](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/3/35f2e957399501a3522d3971d2293067ea7bdf56.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![awalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/awalker/32/6874_2.png) [@awalker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/awalker)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/2 "2019-09-18T20:59:00Z")
Hi @louie.poire, Can you please get in touch with support if you haven’t already done so? ---
**Author:** ![louie.poire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@louie.poire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louie.poire)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/3 "2019-09-18T21:07:22Z")
Will do! ---
**Author:** ![n.meluccio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/n.meluccio/32/4858_2.png) [@n.meluccio](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/n.meluccio)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/4 "2019-10-03T11:29:06Z")
Louie, did you solve it? ---
**Author:** ![louie.poire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@louie.poire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louie.poire)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/5 "2019-10-03T12:14:27Z")
I sent the backup to Inductive Automation support about a week and a half ago. Waiting for them to come up with a fix. The guy said that it was a known issue. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/6 "2019-10-03T15:37:22Z")
Unfortunately, there is no real “fix” for this - once the resources have been saved in this state, their content is lost (unless you have scheduled backups or other file rollback available to you). Aside from that, the issue is known and we are working on fixing things so that it no longer occurs as soon as possible (ideally, as soon as 8.0.6) ---
**Author:** ![awalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/awalker/32/6874_2.png) [@awalker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/awalker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/7 "2019-10-21T16:04:47Z")
This issue was fixed in the 8.0.6 nightly build that was uploaded today (10/21). ---
**Author:** ![bmeyers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmeyers/32/37453_2.png) [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/8 "2020-06-15T16:12:39Z")
This still seems to be an issue in v8.07 ---
**Author:** ![swathi.g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@swathi.g](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/swathi.g)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/9 "2021-03-14T16:18:21Z")
Happened to me this week! How to fix this? ---
**Author:** ![louie.poire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@louie.poire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/louie.poire)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/10 "2021-03-31T21:19:16Z")
@swathi.g I did not find a way to fix the folder issue. I had to restart everything I was working on ---
**Author:** ![dchambers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dchambers/32/30319_2.png) [@dchambers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dchambers)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/11 "2022-01-03T18:47:26Z")
This has happened 3 times today after reinstalling my designer (for a different issue I have a ticket in for). Ignition version 8.1.11. Designer version 1.1.11 ---
**Author:** ![alawless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@alawless](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alawless)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/12 "2025-08-06T14:28:31Z")
I also am expierencing the same issue where my "Views" turned into folders on my customers system while trying to update a screen. I also read about this may happen when the Gateway has no more storage which my says "Disk Full". I have a ticket in also so we will see ![7ea4d085-3b8b-4c25-8eb7-251aa31a71de](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/0/505469781172f78660e059eef5ced70512716702.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/13 "2025-08-06T14:40:01Z")
What version are you running? The OP was an 8.0.x version 4 years ago. Issues in those versions are generally not a problem today in updated systems. ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-view-vision-windows-turn-into-folders/28247/14 "2025-08-06T15:17:13Z")
> [@alawless](#): > > my says "Disk Full" If the gateway has no storage space to work in, all bets are off for behavior in Ignition. Fix that problem first.