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steveg89352768
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October 17, 2023
Question

Opening Animate 2023 files in Animate 2024

  • October 17, 2023
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I'm getting this error when trying to open a file created in Animate 2023

Is anybody having problems opening files in Animate 2024? 

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      Michael30621428f7dz
      Inspiring
      December 19, 2023

      Okay, after messing around with this with our tech guy this is what we discovered: Animate 23 files will not open in Animate 24 if you double click it in the finder window on Mac (OS Sonoma 14.2 for me). What does work is while in Animate, select File>Open, select the fla file you are trying to open, then open. 

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      Froschloeffel
      Known Participant
      February 20, 2024

      same problem - but with ventura 13.6.4 - and - same problem with completely new generated files - made today. what's going on? last week, i did't have this problem...

      kglad
      kglad
      Community Expert
      February 21, 2024

      its solved by accident - but i don't know how - not really solved. i am curious to see when the problem will occur again...
      for the other questions i will open a seperate thread


      @Froschloeffel 

       

      perfect.

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      Michael30621428f7dz
      Inspiring
      December 18, 2023

      I have the same exact issue. I cannot open any files I made in Animate 23 with Animate 24, I get the same exact message.

       

      I'm switching back to 23, I ran into a few issues right off the bat with 24.

        kglad
        kglad
        Community Expert
        December 19, 2023

        is this a mac/animate issue?

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        Michael30621428f7dz
        Inspiring
        December 19, 2023

        must be. MacOs Sonoma

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        Nick Gioia
        Community Expert
        October 19, 2023

        I have had no issues opening old files. 

          kglad
          kglad
          Community Expert
          October 18, 2023

          no problem. i just test opening an fla from 20 years ago and it opened with no problem (except, of course, as1 wasn't supported).

            n. tilcheff
            n. tilcheff
            Brainiac
            October 18, 2023

            This is an impressive message!

            esp. the Animate cannot open files in the "Adobe Animate Document" format.

             

            On Windows I haven't noticed problems with opening FLA files in AA24 so far.

             

            Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation
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              libin31454269jgq9
              New Participant
              November 9, 2023

              yeah, this is ridiculous. i can not open fla files i bought from others (probably be sold for serveral years).

              But if i close animate and double click the fla file to start animate, it will open.

               

              kglad
              kglad
              Community Expert
              November 9, 2023

              so, what's the problem.

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