# Unable to open downloaded .fla files

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-open-downloaded-fla-files/26670
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 25, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-open-downloaded-fla-files/26670 "2003-07-25T04:56:14Z")
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### Author: ![khtan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@khtan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/khtan)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-open-downloaded-fla-files/26670/1 "2003-07-25T04:56:14Z")

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I was a new user for flash. Currently i am using flash 6, upgrade from flash 5. But when i tried to open a lot of the .fla files downloaded from internet. It popup a message “Unexpected files format”, and all the files cann’t be opened. Can someone help me!!! Thanks in advances…