http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/problem-opening-sample-images-tp5022300p5022309.html
> Hi Aryeh,
>
> It seems like a bug in the "Cache Sample Images" command under File >
> Open Samples. I could reproduce the behavior you describe by first
> running Cache Sample Images, and then trying to open a sample image.
> The issue can be avoided by deleting your Fiji.app/samples
> directory—then the sample images will load from their remote URLs again.
>
> As for the Bio-Formats update site: it is for Bio-Formats daily
> builds. The base Fiji distribution ships with Bio-Formats (latest
> release version) installed. So unticking that site won't necessarily
> remove any files. It may downgrade versions of Bio-Formats JAR files
> from snapshot to release versions, depending on whether there is any
> new build since the last release.
>
> Regards,
> Curtis
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 8:33 AM Aryeh Weiss <
[hidden email]
> <mailto:
[hidden email]>> wrote:
>
> When I open sample images using File>Open Samples...
> the bioformats import menu pops up
>
> when I select ok, the following pops up:
>
> and then then image opens
>
> The following js does something similar, but only the Opener
> pop-up is seen.
> imp = IJ.openImage("
http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/images/boats.gif");
> imp.show();
>
> I went back to version 1.47, but it still happens there (it has been
> happening for a while, but I finally am getting around to asking).
> I am running Fiji, so I tried to deselect the bio-formats update
> site.
> but a strange this happened -- no files were listed to remove,
> and the
> updater offered no changes regardless of whether that site was
> selected
> or not.
>
> tnx in advance for any ideas about this.
> --aryeh
>
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