# Unload external swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-external-swf/286233>\
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**Created:** [April 12, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-external-swf/286233 "2009-04-12T11:46:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeemikeex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@mikeemikeex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikeemikeex)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-external-swf/286233/1 "2009-04-12T11:46:12Z")

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Hey,  
I have recently started to build a portfolio site…

My index page has two buttons… ‘about’ and ‘portfolio’ which loads each respective external swf into a holder.

When ‘portfolio’ is loaded there are another 8 buttons which again load 8 external swfs into a holder in the portfolio.swf. Each of the 8 external swf files load fine, but is there anyway to have a back button instead in each of the 8 external swf to go back to the portfolio.swf without having to click the ‘portfolio’ button?

i have tried  
\_root.unloadMovie… but it just clears the stuff on my index page and loads the portfolio.swf

i hope that all makes sense, cheers