3 Ways to Repair Recovered MP4 Video Files

Globally, MP4s are used daily to record the best memories. It is therefore common to have damaged MP4 video files. Finding they are still unplayable after trying to recover them is even more stressful. Learn how to repair recovered MP4 video files that are corrupted and why it happens.

We all love recording MP4 videos of our favorite moments with smartphones, the reason this file format is popular nowadays.

Many users kept great records throughout the years, but then the files got corrupted, becoming unplayable. After that, they search for a tool to repair MP4 videos, but after doing all the processes, they discover the video is not working again.

If it happened to you, do not worry. This guide will explain why it happens and teach how to repair recovered MP4 video files properly, by manual tricks and with EaseUS video repair software.

Why Are MP4 Videos Got Corrupted After Recovery?

To figure out why the videos get corrupted, I have listed the possible reasons below:

• Your MP4 videos are not playing despite having successfully recovered them using data recovery software. 
• It appears that something went wrong during the recovery process that resulted in some damage.
• The data recovery process can be hampered if a loss of internet connection or a sudden power outage happens, causing incomplete data recovery. 
• So, the videos are corrupted because a failure while attempting recovery damaged the frames, sound, or even the header of the files, which resulted in them not playing after recovery.

Additionally, it's possible your video was corrupted while being saved to the media storage. Also, not using reliable and 100% safe data recovery software may damage all recoverable files. 

1. Repair Recovered MP4 Videos with EaseUS Video Repair Tool

Using EaseUS Fixo Video Repair, you can repair damaged videos with simple clicks. You can use it to repair videos that have stopped playing, including MP4s that got corrupted after a recovery attempt or videos that got corrupted due to malware.

Your damaged MP4 video can be repaired quickly and easily. Just add your videos to start repairing.

To see just how powerful EaseUS MP4 video repair software is at resolving videos problems, check out these features:

• Video damaged by editing, converting, transferring, or while being recovered can be repaired using EaseUS Fixo. The software also fixes corrupted videos, video losses caused by a dead battery, and other issues.
• With it, all popular video formats can be recovered, including 3GP, M4V, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4, MKV, NPEG, 3G2, RM/RMVB, etc.
• It helps you repair corrupted videos from LG, Sony, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, and ZTE phones. 
• Besides being able to repair videos on cameras and dashboards, the EaseUS video repair tool can also repair videos from USB flash drives, pocket cameras, CTTVs, corrupted hard drives, and lots more.

Step 1. Open Fixo on your local PC. Click "Video Repair" and add the corrupted MP4/MOV/AVI/MKV/3GP/FLV/MKV/WMV video files by clicking "Add Videos".

Step 2. Move the pointer to a video and click the "Repair" button to start the single video repairing process. If you want to repair all the videos, click "Repair All".

Step 3. Wait a few minutes, and the corrupted videos will be repaired. Click the play icon to preview the videos. You can save a single video by clicking the "Save" button next to the play icon. If you want to save all the repaired videos, choose "Save All".

Step 4. If the quick repair fails, you should utilize the advanced repair mode. Click "Advanced Repair" and add a sample video. Choose "Confirm" to ensure.

Step 5. A list of detailed information on corrupted and sample videos will show up. Click "Repair Now" to start the advanced video repair process. When the repair is complete, you can view the videos and click the "Save" button to save the repaired video files to an appropriate destination.

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2. Repair Recovered MP4 Video Files with VLC

There is a free, open-source, multi-platform media player known as the VLC Media Player, which enables you to play all types of files, regardless of their format, and no matter what the codec is. VLC began as a plain media player, but developers added many new features over time. 

A simple and straightforward interface is one of the most appealing features of the VLC Media Player. It is also worth mentioning that VLC has many advanced features, including the ability to play videos during the download process. 

The video can also be converted into an alternative format with VLC Media Player so that you can try to recover the file. 

Since the process on VLC Media Player is offline, you can repair your recovered MP4 video files by doing all the processes manually. Below are the steps you need to follow.

Step 1. To begin, open VLC and click on the "Media" tab. Click "Convert/Save" after that.

Step 2. The Add button can be used for adding videos to the VLC Media Player transcoding list.

Step 3. The file name and location must be entered into the Convert box of the VLC Media Player.

Step 4. Click on the "Convert/Save". Click the Profiles tab to select an input codec in the new VLC window that appears.

Step 5. Then, simply click on the Start button and, as soon as the process starts, everything will be taken care of by VLC.

3. Repair Recovered MP4 Video by Changing File Extension

For repairing your MP4 files that aren't playing after past attempted recovery, you may try changing its format to another type. 

In case the media player can't do it easily, change your media player to another one or install a codec pack on the computer. 

The codec packs are packages that contain codecs for different types of video formats, allowing your computer to play all file formats, regardless of the media player used, whether it's Winamp, VLC, Windows Media Player, or another one.

Conclusion: The Best Way of Repairing Corrupted MP4 Video File

Those of you who enjoy using MP4 have undoubtedly had a few videos that you would like to recover. You can try bringing them back manually by converting the format to another one, but there is a better way to repair recovered MP4 video files that went wrong. 

Using EaseUS Fixo video repair, you can easily fix any kind of damaged and corrupt videos, whether they were damaged by data recovery software or crashed due to a broken storage drive, failed file transfer, or malware infection.