# Error importing multiple FastQ samples

**URL:** <https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-multiple-fastq-samples/3410>\
**Category:** User Support\
**Tags:** install, import\
**Created:** [March 13, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-multiple-fastq-samples/3410 "2018-03-13T21:50:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nasute](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/nasute/32/3846_2.png) [@Nasute](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nasute)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-multiple-fastq-samples/3410/1 "2018-03-13T21:50:05Z")

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Hello  
I am a master student, and a new user of qiime 2, I want to import my 4 samples of FastQ but I get the following error in the terminal, I would greatly appreciate your support

 ![Captura%20de%20pantalla%20de%202018-03-13%2011-39-09](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/2X/0/04eba124c81ff0c6e87a61c27f32a62673846cf5.png)

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**Author:** ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-multiple-fastq-samples/3410/2 "2018-03-13T21:50:33Z")

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An off-topic reply has been merged into an existing topic: [How to import and convert my FastQ files to qiime artifacts](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/how-to-import-and-convert-my-fastq-files-to-qiime-artifacts/3404)

Please keep replies on-topic in the future.

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**Author:** ![thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-multiple-fastq-samples/3410/3 "2018-03-13T21:50:33Z")

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