When you try and open a corrupted file, you usually encounter an error that your file is corrupted and cannot be opened. This type of error is common for all types of file formats that exist on your device. You can get such errors while opening files in PDF format, Word, Excel, video, image, PowerPoint, or any other. Luckily you can fix corrupted files by using certain methods.
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When your file suddenly becomes undoable, it means it gets corrupted. There can be several causes of corrupt files, like computer worms, power outrage, the problem with the hard drive, forceful shutdown of PC, malware, and so many. You will get all about possible steps that you can take to repair your corrupted file.
This article will provide you with some solutions that will fix your corrupted files.
1) Repair your corrupted files in Windows with disk check on the hard drive
If you want to repair the corrupted files on your system, the first step is to scan the hard drive on your computer.
The following steps will help you to accomplish this:
#1. First of all, you can open the “File Explorer“ from your Windows system desktop/laptop.
#2. Now select the HDD/SSD that you need to scan. Tap on properties.
#3. Click on the Tools tab. Under the error checking dialog box, click on “Check.”
#4. Now select “scan drive.”
#5. If there are any errors found, you can choose “Repair drive.”
#6. Upon resolving the problem, you will be prompted to restart your system.
2) Repair your corrupted files in Windows using the SFC scan now command or CHKDSK command
To repair the corrupted file in your system, you can use the CHKDSK command or the SFC scan command. The process of running these two commands in your command prompt is mentioned below
#1. Use of CHKDSK command:
In the search bar of your PC, type “CMD.” From the related list that appears, choose “Command Prompt.” Afterward, you can choose to open a command prompt as the “Run as administrator” option. From this prompt window, you can type the command as CHKDSK Drive letter (C or D or any of your desired driver letter):/f/r/x, and then you can enter your keyboard and execute the command. You can see the damage file in your command prompt.
#2. To run the SFC command, you can follow the path type CMD on the search bar >> Command Prompt >> Run as administrator. Please type the command SFC /scannow in the command prompt window, and then you can hit enter on your keyboard. Of course, this will help you to get the corrupted file and take the required place.
3) Repair your corrupted files in Windows by changing the file format
You can check the content of a corrupted file by saving it in a different format. The steps are as follows:
#1. Please open the corrupted file, whether it is a word, excel, PowerPoint, pdf, or any other format.
#2. Now, click on file >> Save as.
#3. Now from the drop-down list of file formats, choose “Web Page” and save.
#4. Now, you can open “File Explorer“ from your Windows system desktop/laptop.
#5. Next, you can select the appropriate file and open it. Usually, you will be able to open the file at this stage, and now you can save the file in the former format.
4) Repair your corrupted files in Windows by restoring the old file format
Please note that this solution is conditional. To apply this way, you should have some previous versions of the file which we can restore. Also, keep in mind that they will all be gone if you make any changes to the new file format. So, keeping all these points in the steps to restore the previous version of the file is as follows:
#1. Now you can visit the file you need to restore and simply right-click on it. From the drop-down list, you can select the option named “Restore the previous version.”
#2. There is now a dialog box that displays the previous versions of that file. Select the file you need to restore. Here, you can able to copy and paste the content as well.
5) Repair your corrupted files in Windows by using the DISM command
Following these steps can be used to repair corrupted files using the DISM tool:
#1. From your PC/laptop window search bar, you can type “cmd.” Now this will give you a result, from where you can choose “Command prompt.”
#2. Then, you can open it with the “Run as administrator” option here.
#3. Now in command prompt use the following command- DISM/online/Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth /Source: Drive letter\Sources\install.wim.
#4. Now click on enter. This will repair your corrupted file on your Windows PC.
6) Repair corrupted files with the use of the online tool
There are so many tools available online to repair your corrupted files. You can search Google and see any tool that can repair your file. However, be careful of fraud or data-stealing while believing in such a tool. However, there can be several good tools available that can solve your problem.
I hope this method can help you repair your corrupted files without getting any trouble on your end. If you do not want to use any eternal tools, the built-in tools in your Windows PC like the SFC, DISM, and CHKDSK command can be very helpful. We have mentioned six solutions, and we assure you one of the methods is going to work. However, you can also seek expert advice if all the methods as mentioned earlier fail to repair your file.
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