How to repair corrupted file: DOC, XML, JPG, MP4 and AVI

Many people nowadays work for computers, not excluding students. They use different programs to work with documents, tables, photos, video files and so on. And everyone agrees that losing this or that file is a huge nuisance because so much time and energy can be invested in it, that you can not create a new job.

It's good that there is an opportunity to recover a corrupted or lost file. It is in this article that we'll talk about how to restore a damaged file. We will analyze four types of files: DOC (Word document), XML (Excel document), JPG (image) and MP4 (video file).

Recovering a .doc file

First of all, we'll talk about how to restore a corrupted file "Ward" because it is with this program that most people deal with. Quite a few cases where students because of such an incident lost their coursework, and even graduate work, so that with you this did not happen, we now figure out what to do to restore the DOC file.

The first way to recover a corrupted DOC file is quite common on the Internet and is the most popular among all users. That's why we will analyze it first, although it does not give a 100% result.

So, initially you need to open the program "Word". In the "File" menu, click "Open" - the Explorer window will appear. In it you need to find your damaged file, which needs to be restored. Select this file and next to the "Open" button, click the down arrow (▼). In the drop-down menu, select "Open and Repair". If the file damage is not significant, then it will recover, however, this does not always happen.

The second way to restore a .doc file

The previous way how to restore a corrupted file "Word" can not work in all cases, so now let's analyze the second option. It is more complicated, but effective.

So, we will use a helper program - the same text editor called LibreOffice 5. It can be downloaded from the Internet easily. This software is distributed free of charge, so you do not have to download the broken version.

After downloading and installing this program on your computer, open with it your damaged DOC file. Opening can take a long time, so do not be surprised.

After opening the file, click on the "File" menu and choose "Save as ...". In the "File type" field, specify "MS Word 2007-2013" and click "Save". In a new window, click "Use MS Word format 2007-2013". In this way, you will restore your file. It can then be opened with the help of "Vorda", however, changes in formatting are possible. Often they appear in shifted tables.

Recovering an XML file

Now we will talk about how to repair a damaged Excel file from the same Microsoft Office suite. To restore the XML file, we will use a fairly well-known ExcelFIX program. Why her? Yes, because this software is the most popular and effective at the moment. It is able to recover not only the text in the table, but all the formulas and formatting of the document as a whole, which is often necessary for the user.

So, let's figure out how to repair a damaged Excel file using ExcelFIX.

1. Download the program from the official site, install and run it.
2. Select the "File" menu and click "Open".
3. In Windows Explorer, specify the path to the corrupted Excel file.
4. Click the "Restore" button.

After a few seconds you will get a workable file, with which you can continue to work.

JPG image recovery

Now we will discuss how to repair a corrupted JPG or JPEG file. Make it much easier than it was with office files. Now consider two options for the development of events.

Initially, once you find that the JPEG image is corrupted, try renaming it and saving it in .jpg format on a new one. If this does not work, then you should turn to a more productive method.

The second option will be the use of special programs and online services to restore this type of file. You can not call a specific one that will help you 100%. You must try each one yourself to achieve the result. Here is the list of the most popular programs:

• JPEG Recovery;
• Picture Doctor;
• ACDSee;
• IrfanView.

Also you can use online services of the type https://online.officerecovery.com.

Recovering an MP4 file

Now let's move on to the issue of how to repair a damaged MP4 file. At the moment there are many ways to do this, however, as always, we will show the most popular ones. The first is to use the HD Video Repair Utility.

After downloading, installing and opening the program, you must click on the Choose movie button. Next, specify the location of the corrupted MP4 file. To increase the chance of recovery, you should specify an MP4 file with similar shooting parameters. That is, if you have another video that was shot on the same camera, then specify it by clicking on the Choose reference movie button. Now all that's left is just to press Scan and just wait.

Recovering an AVI file

How to restore the MP4-file, we talked, now discuss how to restore a damaged file format AVI. We will consider the example of the program DivFix ++.

This software is completely free and can be downloaded by anyone, however, you should download it from the official site in order to avoid getting the virus.

The program is very easy to use to start the recovery of the file there is no need to specify a similar or to specify any additional parameters. All manipulations are stacked in a couple of mouse clicks. So, you need:

1. Click the Add files button.
2. Specify the path to the file in the explorer.
3. Select a file.
4. Click the Rebuild Index button.

That's all. As a result, your file will be restored. Now you know how to repair a corrupted AVI file.