# Fla wont open! help please!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-wont-open-help-please/185897>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 17, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-wont-open-help-please/185897 "2006-04-17T15:11:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![jibble](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jibble/32/2265_2.png) [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-wont-open-help-please/185897/1 "2006-04-17T15:11:05Z")

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i keep getting this message saying that my fla file will not open! i REALLY need the file as it contains LOTS of work. has anyone had this problem and is there a fix? i have tried both mac and pc, with MX, MX2004, and Flash 8 and still nothing!

PLEASE HELP

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**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-wont-open-help-please/185897/2 "2006-04-17T17:03:44Z")

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Your file is prob corrupt then.

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**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-wont-open-help-please/185897/3 "2006-04-17T17:05:33Z")

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i have had this problem wher my files sometimes would refuse to open up, i would in that case copy the file , paste it in another location and rename it.Amazingly this has worked for me a couple of times, but STILL is not a guaranteed thing. Try your luck, it may just work.