File damaged after power outage!!

[junelles59419609]

I just completed an 18 page 4H portfolio for my daughter just as I saved the file the power went out and now when I try to reopen the file it tells me that the file can not be opened that it was damage. Does this mean everything is lost???

[~graffiti]

More than likely, yes.

[Guest]

Hi,junelles

The PDF file format is very complex. It starts with several parts containing the actual data, followed by a file trailer containing the meta information of the file. You can find more detailed information about the PDF file format by searching on Google with the keyword “PDF file format”. If the file trailer containing the meta information is corrupt, or any other parts are damaged or corrupted, then you will not be able to open the file correctly with Acrobat Reader or Professional. In such a case, the first step is to try to use the built-in repair or recovery function in the Acrobat Reader or Professional, to see if it can repair or recover the corrupt file. If not, then you need to resort to a third-party pdf repair tool to scan the corrupted file and retrieve all recoverable data for you. It is also possible to find a data recovery expert or company to do the task, but in most of the cases, they will also use a third-party tool to do the recovery for you.

The main difference between using the software by yourself and by a third-party service company is:

(4)    The company is familiar with the data recovery industry so he knows which software is the best one. While you need to search and compare the software online by yourself, which is time-consuming.

(5)    The company purchases the software for multiple usages, while you purchase the software for one-time usage only. So normally the service fee may be cheaper than the license fee for the software.

(6)    DIY will keep your data confidential while do the recovery via a company may cause data breach.

If you want to perform a DIY recovery, then you can try the following methods:

First, you can try to open your corrupt PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Professional at https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/acrobat-pro.html. It has a built-in repair function which will try to repair the corrupted PDF file when opening it.

If Acrobat Professional does not work, then you can try DataNumen PDF Repair at:

https://www.datanumen.com/pdf-repair/

I have used it in the past and it works
well.

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Hope this will help. Good Luck!