Legacy files in cs6

When opening cs5 files into cs6 all the layers are flattened into one un-named layer.
When I scroll up and down the layers pallette some of the missing layers become visible, but only while scrolling. The content is not selectable on the page.
Some files open ok even though they are all saved in the same way.
Has anyone else had this problem, and is there a workround?
I'm working on Mac OS 10.7
thanks

We don't share every file we work on. I don't think I should have to save to CS6 "just in case?"
Well, you cannot open higher version files with the lower version. And if the lower version can access any of that content, then that content is from the PDF protion of the file.
So, yes, if you want to be able to work with both version on potentially all of your files, you will have to downsave them. I mean, what do you expect?
The text problem you describe is typical for what is happening when you open the PDF part of a file.
See about files here:
http://rwillustrator.blogspot.de/2006/11/whats-in-file.html

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