Corrupt JPG files

[Phillip Rutledge]

Hi Everyone,

Forgive me for asking this but I don't know where to find a truthful answer, so I am hoping someone here in the forms can direct me.

I recently recovered some jpg's from a SD card using some third party software. A numbered of them are fine but some of them will not open because they have been corrupted.

Is there any way that an unreadable file can be repaired to any degree so that they can be opened.

I realize that this is not a question specific to Affinity but I don't know where to get a straight forward answer.

I have attached a sample.

Any support or direction that someone offer would be greatly appreciated.

Blessings,
Phillip

[R C-R]

25 minutes ago, Phillip Rutledge said:

I have attached a sample.

No sample attached.

[NotMyFault]

1 hour ago, Phillip Rutledge said:

A numbered of them are fine but some of them will not open because they have been corrupted.

You can try to open copies of them using different apps. Some may be more tolerant and render the files if possible. But chances are not very high.

You can inspect the file with special apps (hex editor, like notepad++) to check if the structure is valid (starts with correct metadata like magic numbers), and even try to salvage certain issues.

If metadata is damaged, some can be copied from working files.

[Phillip Rutledge]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions but recovery wasn't possible.

I tried to upload an example but a spam filter someplace along the line must have assumed to NOT be a valid file and would allow it to be attached.

Moving on... Thanks again