# Flash source editing problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-source-editing-problem/286260>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 13, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-source-editing-problem/286260 "2009-04-13T02:00:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![fido\_glc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3da27b/32.png) [@fido\_glc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fido_glc)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-source-editing-problem/286260/1 "2009-04-13T02:00:13Z")

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Hello.

I am having a problem with a flash source that I am editing: the Flash program moves very slow, it takes about 4-5 seconds to recognize that I have made a click or a selection.

It is not all the time like this. When I open the source, it moves ok for a while but after a short time it becomes impossible to edit. When I try to make a selection, edit the library or even write a word in ActionScript, it takes 5 seconds to recognize that I am making this (during this period, the cursor turns to the loading state).

Have you had this problem ? What could cause this ? Could the flash source be damaged ? Or could this be caused by my computer ? I should mention that I do not have any problem at all with my other flash sources.

One other thing that I should mention is that the flash source (a site that I am editing for a client) has about 14 mb in file size and the way that it is coded is not exactly efficient, far from it. Could this cause it ?

One last thing to mention is that I have about 70 mb of free space on the drive on which I am running the Flash program from.

The flash file is a Flash 8 format. I tried editing it using both Flash 8 and Flash CS3 but I have the same problem.

Please let me know what you think about this problem.

Thank you.