[SOLVED] Unespected File Format: Broken FLA
So i was working on a bug fix for Days Of Blood and then i hitted save like i normally do when i do a change… flash took more tan usual to save and then the computer freezed and restarted itself!!
After i turned back on and tried to open the file i got: “Unespected file format”… i went nuts, freaked out!
Googled arround the solutions…I tried the solution of converting it to a RAR file and trying to fix it… didn’t worked… nothing worked…
And then, i went to this path: C:\Documents and Settings\{YOUR_USER}\Local Configuration\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS5\en_US\Configuration
There i found a file called: TMP2n2naavfjn.fla, that was my last opened file, the one before the save was done. I copied it to another folder, renamed it, and place it back were the old broken fla was, opened it, and everything worked perfectly, compiled the swf without any problem.
I found 2 files, but i located the broken one because i recognized the size in bytes.
What did i learned: never, NEVER, work with only ONE copy of a fla for your proyect… ALWAYS backup your FLA files.
Saving is not enough…
I was lucky this time. This will never happen to me again.
I even started to think about using the new XML format that CS5 brings?
Anyway, i hope this helps someone arround the web.
Gr8Monster 9:25 AM on 3 April 2014 Permalink |
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! U SAVED MY LIFE!!