# .fla's between macs and Pcs **URL:** \ **Category:** programming\ **Created:** [December 24, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flas-between-macs-and-pcs/3066 "2001-12-24T20:48:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2001, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flas-between-macs-and-pcs/3066/1 "2001-12-24T20:48:09Z")
I have a mac and I recently stopped using it and got a PC. I would like to get the .fla to my PC but are .fla’s between macs and pcs different? Can I use a .fla on my PC that was made on a mac? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2001, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flas-between-macs-and-pcs/3066/2 "2001-12-25T07:58:37Z")
They are the same, but they will try to be difficult when opening. Save the fla to your hard drive Open Flash Select “open”, in your “file” menu. In the popup that launches choose “all files” rather than whatever the default is. Now you should be able to see the FLA’s that you saved to the hard drive. Open one up, and save it again to the same location. If you just copy them to the hard drive and then double click on the file, Windows will not know what program to use to open it… you have to open first with flash and then save it for that auto open feature to work. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flas-between-macs-and-pcs/3066/3 "2001-12-25T19:21:27Z")
Thanks sir.