FixMyFile.ai – Example Scenarios

A 1.2 GB .MOV file from a phone stops recording when the battery dies. Afterwards, the file won’t open in any player.

• Rebuilds container and header information
• Tries to recover playable video/audio streams
• Exports to a standard MP4 if successful

Often partially recoverable, but the very last seconds may be missing or broken.

A camera file plays fine in VLC but refuses to import into an editor or social app due to codec/container quirks.

• Normalizes the container
• Converts streams into more widely supported codecs
• Outputs a standard MP4 ready for editing or upload

Success rate is high when the original file plays somewhere already.

An MP3 that used to play suddenly shows “file corrupted” or jumps to the end with no sound.

• Rebuilds or rewrites container/header
• Re-encodes to a clean MP3 or WAV

If actual audio data is still present, this often produces a playable file.

A scanned document or photo fails to open after a bad copy to USB or email attachment glitch.

• Attempts to reconstruct basic structure
• Exports a cleaned PDF or image format

Light corruption can often be fixed. Severe data loss may only yield partial content.

A hard drive starts failing and sectors containing your video or document are physically unreadable.

• Sometimes salvage partial content if enough data is still readable
• Normalize or convert whatever can be read

• Recreate bits that were never saved or are fully destroyed
• Guarantee full recovery after deep physical damage

For serious physical drive issues, professional data recovery may be your best option.

Files that are encrypted, password-protected, or locked with DRM can’t be “bypassed” or unlocked by FixMyFile.ai.

• Sometimes repair the outer container if it’s broken

• Break encryption
• Remove DRM or passwords

You’ll need the original password or legitimate access method from the content provider.