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Cabratibetana
Cabratibetana
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November 3, 2025
Question

Corrupted file in animate due to no space in disc... any chance to recover the file?

  • November 3, 2025
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Hello!

I have been diving in a lot of replies but nothing works for me.
I have been working in a file and I usually work with several backs ups at the same time.

Last friday I was working in a file when the computer started to complain about no space on disc. I cleaned the bin and everything seemed to work.

So I saved the file, the back up and de recovering file was still there. No errors, no complains from animate, neither windows.
And today I have found that all of them are corrupted!!!!

I have been looking for extra temporary files in windows, I have made the rar stuff and it said that it cannot be fixed. I tried to open from other device: nothing. The files are aound 200 mgs and I before this I didn´t have any issue for opening them.

 

Does someone have any extra solution?

Thanks a lot.

    1 reply

    Cabratibetana
    CabratibetanaAuthor
    Participant
    November 3, 2025

    I am trying to do the inverse thing. I took 2 versions, the corrupted one, and the last version I have that it is not corrupted.
    I tried to combine the files inside, but I made a new rar and change the extension to *.fla and it doesn´t work. 

    I still have the library and I can export it but I need the timeline, full of text, drawing and groups. Where is saved the timeline in the following extensions? 

    Thanks a lot

     

    Colin Holgate
    Colin Holgate
    Inspiring
    November 3, 2025

    I feel sure that an FLA is a zip file, not a RAR file. I know RAR tools are often suggested as a way to repair files, but that could still be zip utilities. I did a test with an .fla, and sure enough, it's a zip file.

     

    The .xfl files can also be opened in Animate, no need to use RAR or ZIP. If you open the file ok you can then save as to a new.fla.

     

    Could I look at your corrupt .fla? I'm curious in what way the data is not correct. If you want you can give me the last working version as well, and I can try the merging test too.

      kglad
      Community Expert
      kgladCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 3, 2025

      Hi everybody. I shouldn't post it public because it is a fla of a graphic novel I have been working on for 2 years... If you manage to fix it and it spreads I will be in troubles... 


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