Windows 10: VLC --really good tool for repairing corrupt video files (mp4 etc)

Hi folks
Never realized it but VLC is actually a good video file "repairer" (and it's 100% free)

easy way --from menu choose media-->convert/save

add your file

then save


unless file is totally unsalvageable it should do the trick for you.
Also good for converting to H265 -- a lot faster than Handbrake !!.

(saves messing about with all those "adware ridden "Free" online video converters etc.)

Cheers
jimbo

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VLC --really good tool for repairing corrupt video files (mp4 etc)

Hi folks
Never realized it but VLC is actually a good video file "repairer" (and it's 100% free)

easy way --from menu choose media-->convert/save

add your file

then save


unless file is totally unsalvageable it should do the trick for you.
Also good for converting to H265 -- a lot faster than Handbrake !!.

(saves messing about with all those "adware ridden "Free" online video converters etc.)

Cheers
jimbo

 

MP4 Repair

I gave that program a try last night and it said my corrupted file wasn't the right format..... Although all gopro files are mp4 and the videos before and after were just fine haha. Thanks for the suggestion though. I'll try it again using a bunch of different reference videos and see if that fixes it.

 

Corrupted file RAR

If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:

• Open WinRAR application in your system.
• Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
• A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
• Now click Open button.
• Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
• Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
• Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
• Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
• WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.

I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

Thanks.