# Qiime tools import not working
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-tools-import-not-working/1727
**Category:** User Support
**Tags:** import
**Created:** [November 5, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-tools-import-not-working/1727 "2017-11-05T05:13:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@drmusk](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/drmusk)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-tools-import-not-working/1727/1 "2017-11-05T05:13:35Z")
Dear Admin
I am using again my Qiime2 after about 1 month. Earlier It was working fine.
Between (During this time, once I tried to install BowTie using this terminal)
Now whenI put "qiime tools import"
qiime tools import
--type EMPPairedEndSequences
--input-path emp-paired-end-sequences
--output-path emp-paired-end-sequences.qza
It says **bash: qiime: command not found**
**See two top lines in the image, which I think were not here before.**
file:///home/qiime2/Documents/Screenshot%20from%202017-11-05%2004-55-30.png
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### Author:  [@thermokarst](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/thermokarst)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-tools-import-not-working/1727/3 "2017-11-06T17:12:32Z")
Hello @drmusk! It looks like your QIIME 2 environment isn't being loaded when you launch a new terminal (automatic environment loading is a convenience that we have added to the QIIME 2 Virtual Machines, that way you don't have to manually run `source activate $NAME-OF-MY-Q2-ENV`). Judging from your screenshot, it looks like your `.bashrc` file was edited (maybe by you, maybe by some other piece of software that you have installed in this VM). I can tell because the first two lines in the screenshot show errors that come from typos or invalid commands/config in that `.bashrc` file. Because the `.bashrc` is invalid, it isn't loading correctly, which is preventing the QIIME 2 environment from being loaded by default.
You have a few options:
- Upgrade QIIME 2 VMs --- it looks like you are using 2017.7, which is pretty old and unsupported. A new VM will work out-of-the-box, and you can just remount your analysis directory and pick up where you left off.
- Fix your `.bashrc`: we can't help you with this because this is an unsupported QIIME 2 build, but you could try and fix up your `.bashrc` (maybe you made those edits yourself? if so that might be easier to track down the issue).
- Manually activate your QIIME 2 environment each time you launch a new terminal: `source activate qiime2-2017.7`
Good luck and thanks for posting!
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### Author:  [@drmusk](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/drmusk)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-tools-import-not-working/1727/5 "2017-11-08T06:55:55Z")
Dear Dr Dillon
Thanks for a comprehensive reply.
As I told you that I tried to install bowtie2 using this terminal. So might I have messed-up stuff.
I will prefer to go with your option 1. Updating the Qiime2.10.
1 more silly question. As you suggested earlier, you may not be helpful in that but still I am asking it
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/qiime-tools-import-not-working/1727/9 "2017-12-10T05:43:45Z")
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