# can't import data to qiime2 2024.5

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-import-data-to-qiime2-2024-5/30948
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-import-data-to-qiime2-2024-5/30948 "2024-07-25T18:10:55Z")
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### Author: ![SoilRotifer](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/soilrotifer/32/21071_2.png) [@SoilRotifer](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/SoilRotifer)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/cant-import-data-to-qiime2-2024-5/30948/3 "2024-07-25T19:51:07Z")

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Hi @RanaAbdelaal,

What operating system are you running this on? The manifest was clearly made on Windows, but they should be in LINUX / UNIX / Mac OS X path formats which may look like:

`/Users/rana/myproject/...`  
or  
`/home/rana/myproject/...`

If you are using the Windows Sub-System (WSL) for Linux, you may want to move your files inside the WSL env and and then update to the WSL file paths using the information [here](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime2-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux/12806), see the figure.

If you are on a normal LINUX machine then simply update the file paths from Windows to LINUX format.

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