Opening Animate 2023 files in Animate 2024

[steveg89352768]

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

Is anybody having problems opening files in Animate 2024? 

[n. tilcheff]

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.

[libin31454269jgq9]

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]

so, what's the problem.

[kglad]

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).

[Nicktendo28]

I have had no issues opening old files. 

[Michael30621428f7dz]

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]

is this a mac/animate issue?

[Michael30621428f7dz]

must be. MacOs Sonoma

[kglad]

yep.  there's a work-around using another mac app, but i can't recall the app.  it's been recently posted in this forum so scan for it.

this was meant for another thread.

[Michael30621428f7dz]

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. 

[kglad]

great

[Froschloeffel]

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]

@Froschloeffel 

with animate 24 open, click file > open and navigate to your animate 23 file.  any problem?

[Froschloeffel]

yes of course - open and then select a file. it's just very complicated and not what you would expect from a professional program. after animate crashed about seven times in a row today, i can suddenly open the files normally again with a double-click. there must be a big bug in the program... and it doesn't seem to be the only one. why does one always have to be exactly on a keyframe when changing something. this wasn't the case before and leads to many errors. can this be switched off somewhere?

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[kglad]

so, the previous problem is solved and now you're reporting a different problem?

[Froschloeffel]

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

[kglad]

@Froschloeffel 

perfect.