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July 29, 2018
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Flash timeline blank, as well as canvas... (corrupted?)

  • July 29, 2018
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DISCLAIMER -- I am using an old version of flash, so things work differently. I am animating with Macromedia Flash MX 2004 7.0

I've been working with flash for about 6 months, this is nothing basic I've messed up, I know how to start a file, I know the basics.

When I opened up my flash file that I've spent about 2 weeks on the timeline was completely blank, as well as the canvas.

This is especially weird, because I can open another file easily,

And I can even go into the symbols in my project.

It's a very weird issue, that I can't fix.

I was worried that the file was corrupted, so I tried accessing an older version, since I had the file in one-drive, but none of the about 20 versions will open, it's always blank. I've tried restarting both flash, and my computer several times, and I realize it may just be a problem with the oldness of the software, but it's weird, because opening other things still works fine.

I had about 40 hours of work on that file, and was hoping someone could help me out.

Thanks!

-Camden Wilson

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Correct answer chenjil43641795

I feel powerless..

You may have used a new version to open this file, causing it to fail to display.

Then the new version overwrites the original file.

This causes both the old version and the new version to not open.

If you use an older version of this type, it is recommended that you download the extended plug-in for automatic backup.

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chenjil43641795
chenjil43641795Correct answer
Legend
July 30, 2018

I feel powerless..

You may have used a new version to open this file, causing it to fail to display.

Then the new version overwrites the original file.

This causes both the old version and the new version to not open.

If you use an older version of this type, it is recommended that you download the extended plug-in for automatic backup.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 30, 2018

why do those have Copy* appended to their name?

what's your library panel show?

what happens when you test?