diff --git a/src/calc_quantities.f90 b/src/calc_quantities.f90
index 2fb9f14d..aaca9f18 100644
--- a/src/calc_quantities.f90
+++ b/src/calc_quantities.f90
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module calcquantities
  implicit none
  public :: calc_quantities,setup_calculated_quantities
  public :: calc_quantities_use_x0,get_calc_data_dependencies
+ public :: print_example_quantities
 
  integer, parameter, private :: maxcalc = 35
  character(len=lenlabel),      dimension(maxcalc) :: calcstring = ' '
diff --git a/src/set_options_from_dataread.f90 b/src/set_options_from_dataread.f90
index a696dad8..53ff8c3b 100644
--- a/src/set_options_from_dataread.f90
+++ b/src/set_options_from_dataread.f90
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ subroutine set_options_dataread()
  use exact,          only:read_exactparams
  use settings_part,  only:iplotpartoftype,PlotonRenderings
  use particle_data,  only:npartoftype
- use settings_data,  only:ndim,ncolumns,ntypes,iexact,iverbose,UseTypeInRenderings,idefaults_file_read
- use filenames,      only:rootname,nsteps,ifileopen,fileprefix
+ use settings_data,  only:ndim,ncolumns,ncalc,ntypes,iexact,iverbose,UseTypeInRenderings,&
+                          idefaults_file_read,iCalcQuantities,DataIsBuffered
+ use filenames,      only:rootname,nsteps,nstepsinfile,ifileopen,fileprefix
  use labels,         only:labeltype,irho,ih,get_sink_type
  use asciiutils,     only:ucase
  use settings_render,  only:icolour_particles
  use settings_xsecrot, only:xsec_nomulti
+ use calcquantities,   only:print_example_quantities,calc_quantities
+ use limits,           only:set_limits
  integer :: itype,nplot,ierr,idash
  logical :: iexist
  !
@@ -101,7 +104,20 @@ subroutine set_options_dataread()
     if (iexist) iexact = 2
 
     inquire(file=trim(rootname(ifileopen)(1:idash-1))//'.profile',exist=iexist)
-    if (iexist) iexact = 2
+    if (iexist) then
+       iexact = 2
+       call print_example_quantities(.true.,ncalc)
+       iCalcQuantities = .true.
+       if (DataIsBuffered) then
+          call calc_quantities(1,nsteps)
+          call set_limits(1,nsteps,ncolumns+1,ncolumns+ncalc)
+       else
+          if (ifileopen > 0) then
+             call calc_quantities(1,nstepsinfile(ifileopen))
+             call set_limits(1,nstepsinfile(ifileopen),ncolumns+1,ncolumns+ncalc)
+          endif
+       endif
+    endif
 
     inquire(file=trim(rootname(ifileopen))//'.spirals',exist=iexist)
     if (iexist) iexact = 17