opening downloads

kamakazi

hi guys and gals...
i hopefully asking in the correct forum....
i have an a S6 edge and i am having an issue that i hope someone can help me with...
opening files that are downloaded .... i try and open them and get the message "cant open file"
this has only happened recently... hopefully someone can point me right..
thanks in advance

enfield_freddy

please give us an example of the file you are trying to open

grumpycrab

What's your browser? Go to the actual folder (e.g. right-mouse click and Goto containing folder). Then right-mouse click the file and "Run as administrator". any luck?

Moto2

grumpycrab wrote: »

What's your browser? Go to the actual folder (e.g. right-mouse click and Goto containing folder). Then right-mouse click the file and "Run as administrator". any luck?

The OP is using a phone

indesisiv

What are you downloading?
What apps do you have that can open the type of file you are downloading?
Is your browser changing the file type (extension) when it is downloading it? Or does the name appear correct.

AndyPix

grumpycrab wrote: »

What's your browser? Go to the actual folder (e.g. right-mouse click and Goto containing folder). Then right-mouse click the file and "Run as administrator". any luck?

Someones not put their glasses on yet ..:cool:

pogofish

kamakazi wrote: »

i hopefully asking in the correct forum....
i have an a S6 edge

The Phone Forum is probably much more appropriate TBH.

kamakazi

indesisiv wrote: »

What are you downloading?
What apps do you have that can open the type of file you are downloading?
Is your browser changing the file type (extension) when it is downloading it? Or does the name appear correct.

ive got office mobile onenote excel powerpoint and onedrive

excel is saying it "can't open some older graphical objects" (they are files from work ....work inotes )
the attachments are XLSM
the name is staying the same

kamakazi

pogofish wrote: »

The Phone Forum is probably much more appropriate TBH.

thanks..ill repost there ...

AndyPix

XLSM is a macro enabled excel file ..

Chances are your phone cant run or understand the macros .
Or the macros are trying to do some funky stuff that only a PC would understand.

Go back to the PC and save the file as XLS or XLSX and you should be able to open it on your phone .
You will most likely lose some of the functionality from the sheet though

kamakazi

AndyPix wrote: »

XLSM is a macro enabled excel file ..

Chances are your phone cant run or understand the macros .
Or the macros are trying to do some funky stuff that only a PC would understand.

Go back to the PC and save the file as XLS or XLSX and you should be able to open it on your phone .
You will most likely lose some of the functionality from the sheet though

thanks wanted to be able to open them on my phone as not always by a pc....the phone "did" open them....pretty sure its only since it updated its self