How to Repair Corrupted Files After Recovery

Why Files Corrupt After Data Recovery

Deep Data Recovery is recognized as the top-notch data recovery software in the industry, and its customers are spreading all over the globe. Many people appreciate its help for the file recovery in every data loss situation, such as deleting, formatting, disk partition showing RAW, and so on. In spite, quite a few of them still encountered trouble - they can recover lost files but can't open some, saying that files corrupted after data recovery.

Why do files get corrupted after recovery by using Qiling data recovery software or its other competitors, like Recuva or iCare? The possible cause is that new data overwrite the files. In this way, you can't open recovered files because they're corrupted.

Part 1. How to Repair Corrupted Files After Recovery on Windows 10

A file can be damaged or corrupted, and Word, Excel, or PowerPoint can't open it normally. Even a recovered file can be damaged on your PC or laptop. How can you repair corrupted files after recovery? Here are the solutions.

Method 1. Use the File Repair Tool to Repair Corrupted Files

For Qiling customers, we always recommend them to choose a different location to save the recovered data to prevent data overwriting from happening, which is very likely to cause file corruption. 

If you're not an Qiling user but facing the same issue, it's time to download Qiling file recovery software. The overwritten files could have lost their original names and directory structure. Deep Data Recovery is good at finding raw files. So, you're very likely to find the intact piece of the corrupted files in the scanning results.

3 Steps to Recover and Repair Corrupted Files

Step 1. Run Deep Data Recovery. Select file types and click "Next" to start.

Step 2. Launch Deep Data Recovery. Select a disk location where the corrupted files are saved. Click "Scan" to start finding the broken files. Qiling file repair tool allows you to fix damaged documents, videos, and pictures in differnet formats. 

Step 3. After scanning, you can quickly find corrupt data by file type. If you want to repair damaged Word, Excel, or PDF, select Documents and filter a specific category. For pictures and videos repair, all the common types are suppored, including JPEG, PNG, BMP, MOV, MP4, GIF, and more.

Step 4. Qiling file repair software will automatically fix broken files. You can preview the repaired files before recovery. Last, click "Recover" and save the recovered files to a different location to avoid data overwriting.

Method 2. Run the Open and Repair Option of Office

If the files are a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document, the Open and Repair command might be able to recover and repair your file. Here's an example of repairing a Word document with Office 2013.

Step 1. Click "File > Open > Browse".

Step 2. Go to the location where the document is stored.

Step 3. Click the file you want.

Step 4. Click the arrow next to Open, and click Open and Repair.

Part 2. How to Repair Corrupted Files After Recovery on Mac

If the recovered files can't be opened on your MacBook or other devices, what can you do to solve this error? The answer is using the Mac file repair tool - Qiling Mac data recovery and repair software. It is one all-in-one program for retrieving corrupted files. The multi-functional software can:

• Restore lost/deleted files from Mac Trash, hard drive, SSD, and more.
• Repair corrupted or damaged JPG/JPEG, PNG, GIF, Word, Excel files, and more.
• Recover and repair videos like .mp4 and .mov from your hard drive or storage devices.

Download this file repair tool. Then, follow the steps below to recover and repair corrupted files.

• Free Download
• Windows 11/10/8/7, 100% Secure

Step 1. Select the disk location where you lost the corrupted files. Click the "Scan" button.

Step 2. Deep Data Recovery for Mac will immediately scan your selected device and display the documents, videos, and photos on the left pane.

Step 3. In the scan results, select the files to preview. If the file is corrupted, the software will automatically repair the corrupted files and then you can preview it. Then, click the "Recover" button to recover the repaired photo files.

Part 3. Repair Corrupted Files After Recovery Online

If the last try still fails, you have no choice but to find a piece of capable file repair software online to repair corrupted or damaged files (Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, pictures, videos, and so on) after recovery. Here are the five best tools that enjoy a high reputation in the market. You may take a look and make your own decision.

• System File Checker
• Stellar File Repair Toolkit
• Digital Video Repair
• Hetman File Repair
• Recovery Toolbox

No matter you are a Mac, Windows, or iOS user, you can repair corrupted files with an online repair tool. The only disadvantage is that the repair speed will be affected by the internet condition of your device. Here's an example of using Recovery Toolbox.

Step 1. Upload the corrupted files.

Step 2. Enter your email and click "Next Step".

Step 3. Your files will be uploaded and repaired automatically.

Step 4. Preview the repaired files and download them. It may cost $10 after a repair.

Prevent File Corruption in the Future

Why not protect your data well before you lose it or some accidents happen. Here are some of the important ways to avoid file corruption after recovery.

1. Run secure and safe data recovery software instead of crack software.

2. Make a backup regularly to avoid all kinds of accidents.

3. Use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows taskbar when the data are stored on a USB drive.

4. Never save the files on the same drive that you recovered. Always save them at a different location.

Conclusion

A data recovery tool can instantly restore your valuable photos & videos in case you lose them. But sometimes you may find that your recovered photos and videos are not opening after recovery. This issue can be solved by the solutions above. You can try them according to the device you are using. If you still fail to open recovered files, you can also contact us to get additional help.

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