diff --git a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/controller/DatasetController.java b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/controller/DatasetController.java
index b8ea9ed..fe1feda 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/controller/DatasetController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/controller/DatasetController.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
 
 public class DatasetController {
@@ -60,8 +58,8 @@ public void importDataset(String name, String path, String type) throws FileNotF
 				// add it to the list
 				datasetsListModel.addElement(dataset);
 			}
-		} catch (IOException ex) {
-			Logger.getLogger(DatasetController.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ExternalToolsPanel.java b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ExternalToolsPanel.java
index d75aada..6dc45ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ExternalToolsPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ExternalToolsPanel.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel;
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
@@ -469,8 +467,8 @@ private void filePathTextField1MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GE
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 filePathTextField1.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_filePathTextField1MouseClicked
@@ -485,8 +483,8 @@ private void mappingTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 mappingTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_mappingTextFieldMouseClicked
@@ -502,8 +500,8 @@ private void filePathTextField2MouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GE
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 filePathTextField2.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_filePathTextField2MouseClicked
@@ -518,8 +516,8 @@ private void fileTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-FIR
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 fileTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_fileTextFieldMouseClicked
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ImportDatasetFrame.java b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ImportDatasetFrame.java
index a3276ad..ab876c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ImportDatasetFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/ImportDatasetFrame.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
@@ -214,8 +212,8 @@ private void pathTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-FIR
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 pathTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_pathTextFieldMouseClicked
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/SaveDatasetFrame.java b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/SaveDatasetFrame.java
index 4575830..2cacf9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/SaveDatasetFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/SaveDatasetFrame.java
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
@@ -138,8 +136,8 @@ private void pathTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-FIR
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 pathTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(SaveDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_pathTextFieldMouseClicked
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/VisualizationPanel.java b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/VisualizationPanel.java
index d224c4b..17fede6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/VisualizationPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/VisualizationPanel.java
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
@@ -447,8 +445,8 @@ private void annotateStageTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 annotateStageTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_annotateStageTextFieldMouseClicked
@@ -463,8 +461,8 @@ private void samplesGroupTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {/
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 samplesGroupTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_samplesGroupTextFieldMouseClicked
@@ -577,7 +575,7 @@ private void showPlotButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GE
             	JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this, RConnectionManager.getTextConsole().getLastConsoleMessage(), RConnectionManager.ERROR, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, e);
+        	e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_showPlotButtonActionPerformed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/WizardFrame.java b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/WizardFrame.java
index 3e65a3e..9897eea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/WizardFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/unimib/disco/bimib/cyTRON/view/WizardFrame.java
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 import it.unimib.disco.bimib.cyTRON.controller.WizardController;
 import it.unimib.disco.bimib.cyTRON.cytoscape.CommandExecutor;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
@@ -534,8 +532,8 @@ private void jriFromTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 jriFromTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_jriFromTextFieldMouseClicked
@@ -557,8 +555,8 @@ private void jriToTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//GEN-FI
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 jriToTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_jriToTextFieldMouseClicked
@@ -580,8 +578,8 @@ private void rLibraryFromTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {/
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 rLibraryFromTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_rLibraryFromTextFieldMouseClicked
@@ -603,8 +601,8 @@ private void rLibraryToTextFieldMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {//G
             try {
                 // update the text field
                 rLibraryToTextField.setText(fileChooser.getSelectedFile().getCanonicalPath());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(ImportDatasetFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+            	e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
     }//GEN-LAST:event_rLibraryToTextFieldMouseClicked