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Unreadable .jpeg files

titi260394 Posted messages 7 Status Membre -  
 michflo -
Following data recovery from an unreadable external hard drive, all .jpeg photos are unreadable, and it's impossible to create a preview, yet the "size" of each photo seems correct, several KB for each of them. Is there a solution or software to repair these unreadable or damaged files?
I need your help, these are photographs of my children.
Thank you all
Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0

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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
Hi!

Try changing the extension from .jpeg to .jpg

See you!

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CH4NCE Posted messages 619 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   732
 
I think it's a permissions issue.
You need to log in as an administrator and take ownership of the files.
Once that's done, grant access rights to the group everyone.
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michflo
 
Thank you, but not fixed! I have a multitude of images that show 0 bytes when I hover my mouse over the photo! I accidentally deleted a software, but which one? THANK YOU
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neuronesdu67 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 12
 
Changing the file extension to *.jpg or giving permissions does not help at all. If Windows does not mention these issues (because it detects them). It is not a logical problem (coming from Windows) but a physical problem. Indeed, if the files come from a damaged hard drive, there is a good chance that the files are corrupted. Furthermore, the JPEG format is a compressed format, which complicates any potential repair even more.
To answer you, I do not know of any programs for repairing JPEG files, but they must exist.
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dcanl Posted messages 3017 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   470
 
If Windows doesn't say it's these problems (because it detects them)

Well... it certainly detects them when it wants to! From experience, I've realized that this isn't always the case!

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neuronesdu67 Posted messages 26 Status Membre 12
 
Yes, indeed Windows is not perfect and it cannot recognize all errors, that is obvious. But since it has been around for nearly 20 years, it can recognize the most common errors (like a permission issue, for example).
But I want to emphasize that changing the extension from .jpeg to .jpg or vice versa does not change anything at all. This difference exists to make it compatible with older Windows systems that only support 3-letter extensions.
In short, when a JPG file is corrupted or damaged, there is not much you can do. But it is still strange that ALL JPEG files are unreadable. The external hard drive must have been severely damaged.
Try to open one of your images with Internet Explorer or another viewer.
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photoHS
 
Hello! Same problem as you!
Following the loss of a partition, I lost my photos that I was able to recover with data recovery software, but unfortunately, they are impossible to read. Thank you for your help! Even a small suggestion would be welcome.
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