Repair photos and videos

Repair photos & videos fixes files you already have that will not open or play. Your files are never changed; repaired copies are saved separately.

What can be repaired

Problem	What DiskRescue does
Video says "moov atom not found" or will not open	Rebuilds the index from a healthy clip recorded with the same device and settings
Video stops early or skips	Clips the index to the data that is present
JPEG cut off, bottom grey	Keeps every row that can be decoded and closes the file properly
JPEG will not open, header destroyed	Uses the header of a healthy photo from the same camera and size
PNG with checksum errors or cut off	Fixes checksums and keeps every recoverable row
AVI that will not seek or play	Rebuilds the index

Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, MP4, MOV and AVI.

Repair files

1. Open Repair photos & videos.

2. Drop the damaged files onto the window, or select Add files....

3. For videos, select Add reference files... and choose a healthy file from the same camera or phone.

   For a video, the reference must come from the same device with the same resolution and frame rate.

4. Under Save repaired copies to, choose a folder.

5. Select Repair.

Each file shows what it was and what it is now.

Read the result

Result	Meaning
repaired	The repaired copy opens normally
partly repaired	The copy opens, but part is missing: a grey area at the bottom of a photo, or a video that ends early
This file is not damaged.	Nothing needed fixing
This file could not be read as a photo or video.	The format is not one DiskRescue can repair

Select Open repaired copy or Show in folder. Repaired copies are in a repaired folder inside the folder you chose.

Good to know

A repair cannot bring back data that is not in the file. A photo whose lower half was never saved stays grey there.

Next steps

• Browse your results
• Command line and terminal app