How to Repair a Video File After Recovery

Updated on February 10, 2022


Utilise Remo Video Repair, a professional video repair tool for repairing corrupted or damaged MP4 video files that have been recovered via video recovery tool. This Remo Video Repair tool is compatible with Mac and Windows operating systems. Additionally this tool can repair MOV and MP4 video files that have been damaged on various cameras, camcorders, or any other storage media.


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You come across a situation where you accidentally deleted or formatted the drive, in such a case you will use different data recovery software to recover deleted data. However, these software claim to recover data unaltered but there is no surety.

After you have recovered the video files of various types like MP4/ MOV/ AVI, sometimes these video files would not function properly. So in such a case, you don't need to worry about it. There are few methods you can follow to make the video playable again.

You can use a variety of approaches to fix video files that have been recovered by converting the videos in multiple formats. Additionally, you can make use of a video repair application to fix corrupted video files. In this article we will discuss a few methods to repair recovered mp4 video files playable.

Why do Recovered Videos Files Do Not Play?

When you recover deleted video files using a video recovery software, this sometimes results in incomplete video recovery, due to fragmentation with the file system. Such files again would not open and will be in a corrupt state.

Generally, video recovery tools use a simple file retrieval technique to recover deleted/lost data from a storage device. And, the most common File Carving technique used for video recovery is Header/Footer Carving and this video recovery tool restores data by recognizing header signatures.

However, when the video file is split into multiple fragments with distant locations, the data stored are not in a continuous manner. Some of the video recovery software might not recover complete fragments of the video file.

To avoid video not playable situations it is recommended to make use of professional video recovery software. Do not use any unreliable tools that claim to recover videos safely. However, if your recovered video file is already damaged, let us understand how to repair damaged recovered MP4 video file.

How to Fix Damaged Recovered Video File?

You can repair recovered videos using a well-known media player like VLC to fix damaged video file or you can grab an efficient video repairing tool like Remo Video Repair tool for repairing recovered video files like MP4, MOV, AVI.

Fix Recovered Video File Using VLC:

VLC Media Player, you can fix minor corruptions on MP4 video files by converting the .mp4 to.avi file format. If you have an MP4 video file that does not play or open after recovery, then it is recommended to make use of a video repair tool to fix the problem.

Note: Try this technique on a copy of your recovered video.

  • Open VLC player, go to Media
  • VLC Media Player

  • Opt for Convert or Save
  • Select your recovered video using add input files or streams option
  • Click on Convert or Save button
  • Name the video file
  • Select desired Codec from shown list
  • Choose Edit Selected Profile option
  • Start the process

Now your corrupted video is fixed. However, if the video unplayable problem persists then make use of professional video repair software by Remo Video Repair.

Repair Corrupted Video after Recovery Using Remo Video Repair

When you restore a deleted or lost MP4 video file, it may be corrupted or damaged. This is due to the fact that the inevitable recovery procedure modifies the file, rendering it unplayable. Remo Video Repair tool is an excellent tool for fixing video files that have been recovered. Download now to fix the recovered damaged MOV/AVI/MP4 file!


Step 1: Launch Remo Repair Video tool and select the damaged or corrupt video file.

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Step 2: If you are repairing MOV or MP4 video file then click on Choose reference file and then select a healthy playable file as reference file to fix corrupted video file

Step 3: Click on the Repair option, to begin with, the repair process.

click on repair

Step 3: Once the repairing process is completed, you can verify the repaired video file using the Preview feature.

click on preview

Step 4: Finally click on the Save option to get back the repaired video file to the desired location.

Tips to Avoid Video Corruption after Recovery

  • Make use of antivirus software to protect your computer against malware.
  • When transferring your videos, avoid the abrupt removal of your memory card or SD card from your camera.
  • Preventing the video player from shutting off while the video file is still playing.
  • Using unreliable third-party software to convert a video file into a different format must be avoided.
  • Recovering videos using unreliable third party software to recover deleted videos will result in the recovered video file to be incomplete due to fragmentation with the file system.