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What You Should Do When Recovered Files Do Not Open?

 Modified on: February 11, 2021 |    121591 views

‘File Corruption’ and ‘File Loss’ – both the scenarios are different from one another though. However, corruption in files very often leads to files loss. In other words, corruption leads to loss when ignored and you eventually have to suffer from the loss of crucial information. People say lost files’ recovery is feasible today.

I do agree, but what if the lost files were corrupt? Would the recovery software retrieve lost files with no corruption or like effects? Yes, the data recovery software can recover the corrupted lost files but those files accessibility and non-accessibility totally depend on the efficiency of the recovery software. Lost data recovery possibility is up to 100 percent but no recovery software guarantees that the recovered files will be corruption free.

Data Recovery with Professional Software

When it comes to recovering lost or deleted files, Stellar Data Recovery is the leader and it has the capability to recover lost or deleted files on Windows-based systems. However, the hard drive must not be overwritten (or not used for further storage) after the data loss event took place. Likewise, disk defragment prevents data recovery if performed recently after the event caused.

                                                                               


Is your Recovered Files are in Corrupted Format?
Many files recovered with professional data recovery software fail to open; you must have seen such an event while opening JPEG or JPG images after recovery (see the screenshot below).

                                      
 
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows Photo Viewer fails to display the preview of a recently recovered .jpg image. In fact, it usually happens and users think that the recovery software is not efficient. Well, this does not give the evidence to prove the inefficiency of the recovery software, but it state that the file was already corrupt or damaged when lost.

Moreover, this is not the only scenario showing recovered files do fail to open sometimes, but recovered audio and video files, word document, and many more are there, which also fail to open occasionally. For instance, while working in Word in your office, you computer goes power out all of a sudden. When you turn it on, you see that Word file is not showing at the location where you saved it. Since the document was essential, you download a data recovery application and recover it successfully. However, MS Word fails to open it and throws error message shown below.
 

                                             


In such a situation, you have no option left but to create a new Word document and start working from the beginning. This does not highlight the inefficiency of Stellar Data Recovery tool or any other recovery software used. In contrast, this introduces corruption that bothered the Word file before it disappeared from its location on your computer.

Why do Recovered Files Fail to Open Sometimes
The primary cause behind a file not opening and throwing errors every time is corruption that can be either in the file header or in the file data. Ultimately, the recovered file is corrupt and not opening. This might also be due to virus or malware infections that eat up the information in the header necessary for the files to open.

Avoiding and Troubleshooting Corruption
Files not opening and throwing error while opening are the symptoms of corruption in those files and it ultimately causes inaccessible files and data. One of the most significant ways to avoid corruption in the files due to virus or malware infections is to install an efficient and reliable antivirus on your computer. In addition, make sure you install every necessary update whenever released.


In order to troubleshoot corruption in the recovered files, you can use respective file repairing tools and rescue your crucial data. As a precautionary step, you can save a backup copy of each crucial file and use it instead of the original one whenever required.

 

141 User Comments

my harddisk data is recover in exel,msword,&pdf; is
not opening which problem

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vasu

I disagree with this. The files weren't corrupted before accidental formatting but they were recovered corrupted. This isn't useful. Evidence of this is I had one or 2 backed up elsewhere nd they're not corrupted and they played fine before accidental formatting of the drive. Feel like I wasted my time and money.

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Augustine

My files were not corrupted, I'm on a mac and we don't get viruses. This recovery didn't recover anything I can open. I waited 2 hours for it to do its scanning and got files that were empty and files I couldn't open. It's a waste of $99, it's ineffective and deceptive.

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Mitchell

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IT Guy

Old comment I know but LOL, (not at their loss but for the ignorance)

First of all, corruption can be caused by viruses but they are not the same thing, this is really like saying "I don't have a crack in my wall because we don't get earthquakes where I live". Well the crack could be there for any number of reasons and your files could be corrupted for many reasons too.

Also Mac is not as secure as everyone says, saying "we don't get viruses" full stop is irresponsible and encourages false sense of security.

Rant over.

My files were not corrupted, I'm on a mac and we don't get viruses. This recovery didn't recover anything I can open. I waited 2 hours for it to do its scanning and got files that were empty and files I couldn't open. It's a waste of $99, it's ineffective and deceptive.

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Mitchell

My files were not corrupted, I'm on a mac and we don't get viruses. This recovery didn't recover anything I can open. I waited 2 hours for it to do its scanning and got files that were empty and files I couldn't open. It's a waste of $99, it's ineffective and deceptive.

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Mitchell

Hello I created an recovery image file using the advance option to select which sector but after it finished I tried to scan for files instead it started scanning image and lost partition which was not meant to be according to the help instructions how to I recover files in the .img file stellar Phoenix Windows Data recovery software created.
Thanks

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Agbaoku Isaiah

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Stellar Data Recovery

The scan recovered a video file I want to open, but I get a message saying I don't have an application to open that type of file. What applications will open it?

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Joe Gerber

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Stellar Data Recovery

I disagree with this. The files weren't corrupted before accidental formatting but they were recovered corrupted. This isn't useful. Evidence of this is I had one or 2 backed up elsewhere nd they're not corrupted and they played fine before accidental formatting of the drive. Feel like I wasted my time and money.

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stanley

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Stellar Data Recovery

I paid 200 USD for the technician version, it did recover the files all of them are unable to open i tried the video and pictures repair did not repair anything, and the response from support was what you see in the preview is what you get, witch is shit.
and they said you money guarantied, No refund, I just want my money back, but that will not happen what a scam.

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Patrick Limon

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Stellar Data Recovery

complete waste of money! deleted video files off my sd card accidentally, bought the software , ran it, found all files, and non of them play. i viewed them right before deleting them and they were all fine. so, i am wondering about the 100% satisfaction garantee...

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max

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i purchsed the stella data recovery software and successfully recovered all my files but i cant open any of the file. Files were not corrupt upon deleted. Kindly assist

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GIFT CHIGUDU

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My files were not corrupted before formatting my external hard drive, I paid $100AUD for this program and none of the files I have recovered are openable, what is the point?! Video, PDF, Word documents, photos many are 'recovered' but none are working. I've been scammed.

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Caspar

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I was able to view the files in preview while the scan was in progress. But after recovery none of the files are opening. I am sure that files were not corrupted earlier and Not all the 1 TB of files can get corrupted on recovery. Please advise immediately.

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Santosh

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Very Disappointed in this software. Not all files were recovered but all recovered files are now unreadable. Seems to be a consistent thread here. How do I invoke the 100% satisfaction guarantee?

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Shawn

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After making a recovery .dmg this now cannot be opened or scanned. I am using the professional version and am in urgent need of assistance to recover data.

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David Palmer

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I spent hundred dollars to use the Professional version to recover my accidentally deleted data in my hard drive. it seems the words, excel and other document can be opened, but none of the photo /picture can be view. the size recovered seems reasonable, but all of them cannot open (jpg format). it seems waste money. It said "we dont support this file format", no matter what photo viewer or photoshop app, no applications can open them. Dads!

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Ran

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Waste of money, paid R150 for this application that does not allow me to open recovered pics and videos as my videos were working fine before they were lost. Application is unreliable.

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Keenan.S

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Hi, I bought the stella data recovery software and successfully recovered all my files but i cant open any of the file either JPEG, PDF and all of them and its cost US79. Kindly assist ASAP.

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AMI

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Same problem as everyone else. I have a Mac and none of my recovered files will open or repair. The videos all show a .flc with QuickTime player icon. But repair throws an error. Downloaded QuickTime 7 after reading a thread to see what might help and it says they aren’t even videos. Definitely feel like I should get a refund since there isn’t even one useable thing retrieved.

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Angie

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Stellar Data Recovery

same issue as everyone else movie and jpeg files were not corrupted before I lost them stellar has found the files but I cannot open any of the files in hfs+ folders... only files in exFAT folder are working ?....stellar you should have the solution posted on this page....awaiting reply...If this doesn't work I would like my money back

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Ben

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I have the exact same issue. "Successfully" recovered my files, but now I'm unable to play the videos... This software seems to be a total scam!

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Max

Same problem as everyone else. I had over 300GB of data that I found. I cried I was so happy there was finally a solution. Upon selecting 'recovery' they were all placed in a file named #root and nothing opens and they are all 0kb of data. Now it says the drive has 0.0kb on it and won't even scan the missing partition that it was doing prior. Please I hope you have a solution, because so far as I can tell the program deleted all of my data completely.

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Maria Roberts

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I was able to view the files in preview while the scan was in progress. But after recovery none of the files are opening. I am sure that files were not corrupted earlier and Not all the 1 TB of files can get corrupted on recovery. Please advise immediately.

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Niko

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I was able to view the files in preview while the scan was in progress. But after recovery none of the files are opening. I am sure that files were not corrupted earlier and Not all the 1 TB of files can get corrupted on recovery. Please advise immediately.

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Niko

Recovered a lightroom file which should be 1.3 GB in size, but when it "recovers its only 33 mb, and says it cant be opened. Need to recover the full file. Feeling a bit scammed here.

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CD

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Accidentally formatted a drive and was amazed that this found everything. Unfortunately like everyone else not one file will open 610,966 files are corrupt!!!
Waste of money and time!

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Julie

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Recover files with one day processing time cant play is that all our money worth.

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Ali irtiza

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Same old story.

-Finds a tonne of recovered files.
-Get hopes up.
-All completely unreadable by any software imaginable.

Are you just scammers preying on the emotional feelings associated with lost photos and videos?

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CJ

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Hi, I have recovered my files with Stellar Data Recovery and non of the recovered files open and they all seem to be corrupted. What is the point of this software if it doesn't work. Not one file was able to be recovered of an entire SSD. I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK

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Emile

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same problem.
after the activation code problem issue resolved, i've spent much time for recovery and the result is really unsatisfying, the recovered data was unreadable.

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raexsyaf

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I was able to recover 600gb of data and about 20% of it actually works! All the files that don't open (corrupt) have the original file sizes so I'm curious if something went wrong when those files were recovered? I need some assistance to see if there are other solutions.

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NC

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As with many of the users above....

I have recovered my files with Stellar Data Recovery Premium and none of the recovered files open and they all seem to be corrupted. What is the point of this software if it doesn't work. Not one file was able to be recovered of an entire HDD. I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK

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Rob

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The same problem as everyone else. This software recovers some files, but 90% of them are unreadable. No one yet has a solution to this.

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Joseph

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Stellar Data Recovery

As with many of the users above....

I have recovered my files with Stellar Data Recovery Professional and none of the recovered files can be opened and they all seem to be corrupted. I am sure they are all working just before accidentally deleted and the hard drive is kept unchanged before running the recovery tool.

please reply and let me know how fix the corrupted files or give my money back.

Thank you!

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Guojing Zhong

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Exactly the same other guys: I have recovered my files with Stellar Data Recovery Professional and none of the recovered files can be opened and they all seem to be corrupted. I am sure they are all working just before accidentally deleted and the hard drive is kept unchanged before running the recovery tool.

please reply and let me know how fix the corrupted files or give my money back.

Thank you!

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Fabiano Rodrigo Boscatto

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Stellar Data Recovery

Exactly the same other guys: I have recovered my files with Stellar Data Recovery Professional and none of the recovered files can be opened and they all seem to be corrupted. I am sure they are all working just before accidentally deleted and the hard drive is kept unchanged before running the recovery tool.

please reply and let me know how fix the corrupted files or give my money back.

Thank you!

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Nicola Galdiolo

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Stellar Data Recovery

This is truly waste of money and time, i bought the software (Stellar bla bla), i managed to scan and recover all the files but when i try to preview the files nothing much i could not see any of them. Before i deleted them by mistake they were working fine and not corrupted as you guys said above. Please this in good ding business.

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Sagatech

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Abdul Majid

Software recover the files in the same manner as shown in the preview window.

Please let us know the below details:

1. Type of files that you are unable to recover.
2. Do you get the preview for the files.

Please provide us the details on support@stellarinfo.com so that our support team can assist you in the recovery.

These things do not work and no point in wasting money without refund policy and coupon codes cannot be entered as well.

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Niranjan JP

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Rajeev

Hi Niranjan,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

Kindly let us know the issue, you are facing with the application so that we can provide you a solution.

We have 30-day money-back guarantee for the software. We have first and second level of support who assist clients for their issues. Customer satisfaction is very important to us.

We request you to share the coupon code which you have received from Stellar so that we can work into it.

In case you want to contact our support desk then follow the below link:

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Stellar Data Recovery

Unfortunately, like the majority of others here, I retrieved files (music I record) and NONE of them work / play back. This is not what is advertised and I don't know how Stellar gets away with this. At what point does a class-action lawsuit make sense?

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DM

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Abdul Majid

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

We understand that you are unable to play the recovered music files. We would like to know the type of music files that you are trying to recover and whether you have tried to play the recovered music files in a different player such as vlc player.

Our team has also sent you an email, once we receive the details then we will guide you further.

We look forward to assist you in the best possible manner.

I accidentally deleted some .xlsx and .docx files from my Mac. After purchasing this software and running a deep scan, my files were recovered. However, all of the files in question now have a ~$ in front of the file name and cannot be opened. But somehow there are other files that were deleted long before the ones I need that can be opened without issue. What's the reasoning behind this? Is there still hope to save the files I need?

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Victoria Jurkowski

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Rajeev

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

Files that appear with a ~$ in front of them are commonly backup files of a file that was opened in the system. These are temporary backup files. These files are automatically deleted after the file or program being used to edit the file is correctly closed. These files are very smaller compared to the original file and do not contain any data.

Kindly let us know the below details so that we can understand the issue:

1. How the data was lost from the drive? (Was the drive formatted / Data was deleted)
2.Type of drive from which you wish to recover the data? (Boot Volume / External Drive)
3. Version of Operating System. (If using Mac, then SIP is Enabled / Disabled)
4.Capacity and File System of the drive
5.Size and Type of files that you want to recover
6. Activities performed on the drive after the data loss
7. Were you able to see the preview of the files in the software once the scanning was completed?

In case you want to contact our support team, then use the below link:

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Stellar Data Recovery

Took over 4 days to recover 200gb. All restored files cannot be opened. Need help please!

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Terry

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Kartik

Hi Terry,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

Our software works on preview basis i.e. "what you see is what you can recover". That means the files will be recovered in the same manner as you were able to see them in the preview window after the scanning is complete.

If files are recovered in corrupted manner then we have file repair software's which can repair corrupted files.

Moreover, you may submit ticket using below link for further assistance:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

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Kartik
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Stellar Data Recovery

Same problem as everyone else here. Using Stellar Data Recovery, I created an image of a failing external Toshiba hard drive partition to another external drive. (I created an image because direct scanning of the Toshiba drive repeatedly got stuck at sector 126464.) With the drive image successfully created, and once Stellar Data Recovery scanned the image, I could see the files I wished to rescue, with data size matching what I knew about the files: too good to be true? I purchased access to the full features, at the not inconsiderable sum of £90, to enable recovery. (I was not able to preview the large sized audio files I wanted to recover as there is a size limit on what can be previewed. It also did not seem simple to preview audio files as there is no built-in player: that QuickTime was not playing them I assumed to be a limitation of the Stellar Data preview software, not a corruption of the data.) Once recovered to my desktop, however, none of the files open: this holds for all files, regardless of kind or size, audio as well as text and image. (I know that these files were not corrupt as I have backup copies of most of them elsewhere that open fine.) Furthermore, there does not seem to be repair software for audio. None of the files open: not on QuickTime, Audacity, VLC. When I try importing the audio files to Audacity as RAW files, the track is blank. The text files open as blank documents. The image files launch Preview when clicked but do not show up. Not a single file opens. Yes, too good to be true. Money back, please!

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Jonathan Skinner

After scanning my 2TB seagate disk and have them written on een WD 2tb disk All went well. BUT I cannot open my words documents, PDF documents, MP3 music, web files etc.etc. all files seems to be corrupted.
PS: all my files were working before they were accidently deleted.
How can I repair my corrupted files

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AA Rajak

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Rajeev

Hi,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

We suggest you to try our File Repair Toolkit application to repair Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Zip files. You will more information about the application from the below link:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/file-repair/file-repair-toolkit.php

You may use the below application to repair PDF files:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/file-repair/pdf-repair.php

Also, let us know the file extension for which you need repairing application so that we can assist you.

If you still face the same issue, then please submit a ticket using below link for seeking further assistance:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

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Stellar Data Recovery

It sees my files, can preview them but they won't copy to new drive, it seems to decide it's done and won't copy what I want to copy

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Teresa

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Kartik

Hi Teresa,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

Please confirm us the file types which you want to recover. Also demo version of software shows the preview of recoverable files and then files will be recovered in the same manner by the full version of software.

In order to save recovered files, software will allow to save the same either in different partition or in different drive.

For more assistance, you may submit ticket using below link so that our experts can assist you:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Kartik
Technical Support
Stellar Data Recovery

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Rajeev

Hi Ian,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

We request you to allow us a chance to assist you for the issue. Please provide us the order number for the purchase so that we can access purchase details.

For any further queries, you may submit a ticket using below link so that our experts can assist you:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

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Stellar Data Recovery

I have the same problem as everyone else. I was able to recover the files but cannot open any one of them.

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Maryam

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Kartik

Hi,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

Please let us know the file types which you have recovered and also confirm us whether you are able to see preview of the same in our software.

Moreover you may submit ticket using below link for getting assistance by our experts:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

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Stellar Data Recovery

I have recovered my files but none of them is opening. These files were not corrupted when I formatted my computer. I cannot understand why the Stellar Recovery software ended up leaving me with corrupted files. I am very sad this moment!
I have spent so much time and money on this recovery process. I had to purchase your software twice in one month for the same problem, yet its unsolved? Kindly assist ASAP.

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Paul

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Abdul Majid

Dear Paul,

We understand your situation and our team is assisting you for the recovery.

The recovered files are corrupted so we recommend you to use our file repair tools to check the possibility of repair.

So you pay $99 for the software and all it does is crash or fail to recover usable files.

That in any other words would be a scam.
I shall be contacting my bank and reporting this service because it is not a usable product.

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Ian J

I purchased the stellar data recovery software and successfully recovered all of the files I selected but cannot open any of the file. Files are not corrupt. Kindly assist or process a refund.

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Jonathan

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Kartik

Hi,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

Our software works on "what you see is what you can recover". That means the files will be recovered in the same manner as you were able to see them in the preview window after the scanning is completed.

Please confirm us below mentioned things in order to assist you further:

1- Type of files which you want to recover

2- Are you able to see preview of those files in stellar software?

For more help, please submit ticket using below link:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

I originally installed the demo software and ran a scan..then when I went to recover the required files I had to go to a website to pay for full access. Ok..that seemed reasonable but after I paid I had to wait 24 hours for the activation code...awful...anyway I recovered the folders and files that were deleted and it all looked great, until I tried to open any of them. Most are empty and I have hundreds of pictures that arent there. The structure of what was deleted is there but nothing in the files which are various types. Word, spreadsheets, pdf... I feel I just wasted a couple of days
What did I pay £50 for?

Very disappointed

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David Crawford

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Rajeev

Hi,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

Please confirm if the size of all the recovered files is in 0 KB. If size is correct then we suggest you to try the demo version of File Repair Toolkit application to repair Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Zip files. You will more information about the application from the below link:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/file-repair/file-repair-toolkit.php

You may use the below application to repair PDF files:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/file-repair/pdf-repair.php

Also, let us know the file extension for which you need repairing application so that we can assist you.

You may contact to our expert for seeking further assistance:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

WOW, I wish I read this before wasting my time and money. I spent hours recovering my data only for all my files to be corrupted. They were all operating fine before I accidentally wiped my disk and you made me think I would be able to get all my images back. Alas, it looks as though all the comments above are correct, there was no corruption before, but now I can't open anything. I wouldn't waste my time and money again on this.

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James

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Abdul Majid

Dear James,

We understand your situation however Stellar software can recover the files in the same manner as shown in the preview window.

If preview is not available than files might be corrupted. Data Recovery depends on several factors such as reason for data recovery, overwritten activity etc. In case you have performing the wiping on the drive than files would have been overwritten and chances of recovery becomes less.

Please let us know the type of files and their extensions that you wish to recover. Kindly also let us know whether preview was available in software to understand the situation in a better manner.

hi guys,love your program but have a little problem maybe you could help i tried to select files to recover but it says i selected nothing what am i doing wrong

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ken marvel

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Kartik

Hi,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

Please let us know file formats/extensions. Also confirm us whether those files are movable from one location to other location in your system or not.

For more assistance, you may submit ticket using below link:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

I purchased the program because my files are visible on my external hard drive but I cannot drag them to my desktop. It looks like Stellar is able to move the files to my desktop for me, but none of the files open. Can you please help?

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Marc

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Abdul Majid

Dear Marc,

We understand your situation and will guide you accordingly.

Please provide us the below mentioned details:

1. Type of file sthat you wish to recover.
2. Are you able to preview these files in Stellar software.

Please submit a ticket to our team from the below mentioned link for any further assistance required:

https://tickets.stellarinfo.com/portal/signup

Could not recover most of the items on my hard drive.
Have tried everything
recovering the whole hard drive
recovering smaller sections of the hard drive
recovering one item
deep scan then recovery
most of the items cannot be opened
please assist

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Nelson

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Rajeev

Hi Nelson,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

We request you to answer the below queries so that we can give you an appropriate resolution:

1. How the data was lost from the drive? (Was the drive formatted / Data was deleted)
2.Type of drive from which you wish to recover the data? (Boot Volume / External Drive)
3.Version of Operating System. (If using Mac then SIP is Enabled / Disabled)
4.Capacity and File System of the drive
5.Size and Type of files that you want to recover
6. Activities performed on the drive after the data loss

Once the above details are received, we can analyze your issue and assist you in a much better way.

Warm Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

Had a SD Card I needed to recover files from, waited 3 hours for a scan. It found the files, I paid £95 to get the files back but instead returned unusable 'Raw Data' which cannot be read. The software is not fit for purpose and I would like an immediate refund.

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Emil Socialize

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Rajeev

Hi Emil,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

Our prime motive is to resolve customer issues. We request you to allow us a chance to assist you.

Kindly let us know the order number for the purchase. Also, let us know the below details:

1. How the data was lost from the drive? (Was the drive formatted / Data was deleted)
2.Type of drive from which you wish to recover the data? (Boot Volume / External Drive)
3. Version of Operating System.
4.Capacity and File System of the drive
5.Size and Type of files that you want to recover
6.Activities performed on the drive after the data loss

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

Like many who mentioned it before: my files were not corrupted before being accidentally deleted. Upon recovery, the same files were unreadable. Yet I was just viewing them. I would like my money back please.

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Rozstar

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Rajeev

Hi Rozstar,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

Our prime motive is to resolve customer issues. We believe your issue can be resolvable. We request you to provide us the below details so that we can understand your issue:

1. How the data was lost from the drive? (Was the drive formatted / Data was deleted)
2.Type of drive from which you wish to recover the data? (Boot Volume / External Drive)
3. Version of Operating System.
4.Capacity and File System of the drive
5. Size and Type of files that you want to recover
6. Activities performed on the drive after the data loss

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

Hi I ran the data recovery and now all of my files are corrupted or won't open. keep getting file is broken or can not be opened

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Thomas Miles

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Kartik

Hi,

As per our records, our support team has sent you an email regarding data recovery.

Please reply to their email for getting further assistance.

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

The program initially worked fine during the analyze phase and showed me the directory tree and files that would be recovered. I saved the scan and purchased the full program. When I restarted, the program would only see the logical volume of my system and didn't see any other drives which were mounted and working fine. Furthermore, the saved scan would load. When I rescanned that mounted hard drive it said there was nothing to recover. When I used an older version of Stellar Photo Recovery it would see the logical drives and show a list of files it found on the hard drive I am attempting to retrieve data from.
How do I get the new program working properly?

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Caleb

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Rajeev

Hi Caleb,

The latest version of the application contains more features in comparison to older version of application.

We suggest you to use the below link and connect with our expert. They will check the issue:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

I paid for the professional version and recovered 20GB of data, most of which was fine before deletion, and none of it will open, NOT A SINGLE FILE.

I've only owned this for one day and paid £71 pounds. This is a waste of money and time. Any suggestions?

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Paul

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Abdul Majid

Hi Paul,

Data Recovery depends on several factors such as overwritten activity on the drive.

In case, recovered files are corrupted than we recommend you to use our repairing product to repair them.

Please let us know the type of files that you wish to recover.

Una estafa. Un completo desperdicio de tiempo y dinero. Recuperas los archivos y luego no puedes abrir ninguno. Eso de que el archivo estaba dañado previo a la eliminación es falso.

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Andrei Dominguez

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Kartik

Hi,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

If file are recovered in corrupted manner then it is due to severe corruption in the same.

We have file repair software(s) through which you can repair corrupted files.

Kindly submit ticket to our experts using below link for further assistance:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

I have the same problem everybody else is having with your software. I recovered my files with Stellar Data Recovery and none of the recovered files open and they all are corrupted. Not happy at all.

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Aaron

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Kartik

Hi Aaron,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

We would like to inform you that data recovery dependent on factors like data loss reason, severity of corruption, overwritten activity etc.

If files are recovered in corrupted manner then we have file repair software(s) through which you can repair corrupted files.

Kindly submit ticket to our experts using below link for further support:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

The scan recovered a video/images files, I want to open, but I get a message saying I don't have an application to open that type of file. What applications will open it?

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Moon

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Abdul Majid

Hi,

Please let us know the type of files that you wish to recover and did you find the preview of files in the software.

Software can recover the lost files in the same manner as shown in the preview window.

I just purchased this product after evaluating the demo and it showed all of the deleted files that I could recover. Upon recovering, every single one of them is not openable and says that the file is corrupt or damaged, which was not the case prior. This software is at best a sham of what it claims it can do and is not worth any of the $50 I paid for it.

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Barry Sutherland

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Rajeev

Hi Barry,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

We request you to let us know the below details:

1. Capacity and File System of the drive
2. Size and extension of the files that you want to recover
3. Activities performed on the drive after the data loss
4. Which scan did you perform?
5. Were you able to see the file preview after scan?

Regards,
Stellar Data Recovery

After installing the app i m unable to choose the drive of my mobile..it showing as " The folder name is not a valid"..Kindly help me

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Shenba

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Abdul Majid

Dear Shenba,

Software can detect the mobile if it is listed as a drive letter in This PC.

In case, mobile is not listed as a drive letter in system than software will not detect the mobile.


I have tried to recover a large folder which I deleted by accident.
It seemed to go well and data seemed to be recovered, but hardly any of the files plays, whether they excel, word, powerpoint, pdf or MP4 file. So far this has been a waste of time and money.
I tried to find advice on what to do ane have come up empty.

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Rebecca Stratling

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Abdul Majid

Dear Rebecca,

Data recovery dependent on factors like data loss reason, severity of corruption, overwritten activity etc.

We understand the importance of your data and demo version allows to check the possibility of recovery. The full versions of the software recover the files exactly as they are previewed in the demo version of the software.

Kindly confirm whether you were able to see the preview of the files in the software. If no preview is available than recovered files are corrupted.

We also have repairing products to repair the files. Stellar Repair for Video can repair corrupted MP4 files. Stellar File Repair Toolkit can repair corrupted Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.

Same story here. I'd just purchased a new hard drive to back up the data I accumulated over the past 20 years, which is essential to do my job, and suddenly the old drive stopped working. The computer tells me it's RAW and needs to be reformatted. So I bought Stellar and ran it ... but in my case, it took nearly three days to complete. It didn't recover the most important stuff, but it did recover a lot. However, only a few of the files can be opened. Windows says it doesn't recognize the format of the rest. For this, I waited THREE DAYS.

And to confirm what others have written here, Stellar's position that files that can't be opened were already corrupted is nonsense. Up until my hard drive went belly-up, I used these files daily. The same goes for the statement in which Stellar says files that appear in the preview window are OK. All my files appeared in the preview window and appeared to restore just fine ... until I attempted to open them.

Message to Stellar: Why is your only response, "We'll send you an email?" Since this problem seems to occur for most of your customers (each of whom has paid at least $100), I'd think you'd want to make it easier for your customers to find a solution to this issue.

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John Machay

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Abdul Majid

Dear John,

We regret for the inconvenience caused to you.

Stellar software recovers the data as per the preview. Please provide us the below mentioned details to analyze the situation and to provide the solution:

1. Size and file system of hard drive.
2. Screenshots of preview and recovered files to check the discrepancy.
3. Type of files that you are trying to recover.

Please share your contact details as well to guide you on call.

same story,it seems. recovered 400 gb of dng files saved them to an external drive and now nothing will open. the primary folder shows 400gb of info, each pic shows an appropriate file size per pic, nothing will open after spending $99 on the recovery software and another sum on the photo repair software and tech support cant even help to troubleshoot. what a crock of crap!!! this software is a damned scam, and i want my money back

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Michael Nielsen

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Kartik

Hi Michael,

We understand the inconvenience caused to you.

As per our records, our support team has assisted you for your case and we have processed the refund of your orders.

For any further query, please reply to our email.

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

I purchase the Data Recovery software and followed by the Stellar Toolkit for File Repair. Every single file that was "recovered" was corrupt. That's 469GB of data and absolutely nothing restored properly. So, I ordered the Toolkit to repair the files and it was an absolute joke... just ridiculous! Every file that it attempted to repair showed, in short, "too corrupted to repair" or it disabled the ability to preview the file altogether without any notification. This is an absolute scam!!!! I will be reporting this company to the FTC, FTC Office of International Affairs, Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), and my credit card company. I am absolutely appalled by the quality of this product and the corresponding astronomical price. Be warned.

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Sarah Wells

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Naveen

Dear Sarah,

We have replied to your email address for better assistance related to situation.

Your cooperation is highly appreciated.

Same issue as everybody else, tried to recover files after format and after waiting a full day for recovery NONE WILL OPEN! it does not come up with the corrupt message, just that it is unreadable. Waste of time and money. Want a refund.

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Leen

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Naveen

Dear Leen,

We have sent an email to your email address to assist you for the ongoing situation.

Your cooperation is highly appreciated.

The software found my lost partition (accidental format) but none of the recovered files can be opened, they appear to be corrupted. Can I get a refund please?

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Mark

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Abdul Majid

Dear Mark,

We understand that the recovered files could not be opened. Please let us know the type of files that you wish to recover and did you get the preview for these files in Stellar software.

You may submit a ticket to our team from the below link and we will assist you further:

https://tickets.stellarinfo.com/portal/en/signup

Dear Sir/Madam

Same issue as everybody else, tried to recover files after format and seemed okay when transferred to a portable hard drive. However, after transferring to my new computer, none of the files open (word, excel, jpg, mpgs) and it comes up with a corrupt message.

Would like a refund or even better for my files to work!

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Dennis

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Kheshwar Sharma

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.

We would like to inform you that our software works on the preview basis. If preview is available, data is recoverable.

Kindly let us know if preview was shown in the Stellar software.

Regards,

Team Stellar

I bought the professional version and it did recover the files all of them are unable to open i tried the video and pictures repair did not repair anything, and the response from support was what you see in the preview is what you get. I'am not satisfied and do not agree with this answer, the files weren't corrupted before i lost them. And how could it be that all my files were corrupted. I could accept if there were a few, but not all the files. Then they tried to sell me the repair tool but also this didn't work.
The software doesn't do what i says on the website, it recovers the filenames but not the data.
I would like to have my money back.

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Geert Van Acker

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Sunil

Dear Geert Van Acker,

Data recovery is dependent on factors like data loss reason, the severity of corruption, overwritten activity, etc.

We understand the importance of your data and the demo version of our software allows to check the possibility of recovery. The full versions of the software recover the files exactly as they are previewed in the demo version of the software.

Kindly confirm whether you were able to see the preview of the files in the software. If no preview is available then the recovered files are corrupted. In this case, you may try the demo version of our repair tools to check whether the repair is possible or not. Please confirm whether you have tried it or not.

Moreover, we request you to submit or raise a ticket by using the below-mentioned link and support will surely assist you to fix the ongoing situation as soon as possible:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

I only can join all the negative comments. Very disappointed in this software. All recovered files are now unreadable (primarily Audio-Files) and they all were working before. Seems to be a consistent thread here. I paid the life long license and don't get any usable result. How do I invoke the 100% satisfaction guarantee?

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Megalomaniax

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Naveen

Hi,

We understand your query completely and we will surely assist you for the same.

We understand the importance of your data and the demo version of our software allows to check the possibility of recovery. The full versions of the software recover the files exactly as they are previewed in the demo version of the software.

Data recovery is dependent on factors like data loss reason, the severity of corruption, overwritten activity, etc.

Kindly confirm whether you were able to see the preview of the files in the software. If no preview is available then the recovered files are corrupted.

Moreover, we request you to submit or raise a ticket by using the below-mentioned link and support will surely assist you to fix the ongoing situation as soon as possible:

Please mention the order details as well.

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/




Regards,

Team Stellar

All 1.5TB of files "recovered" are useless, got a bunch of RAW data files that are unreadable and impossible to classify, and all the "recovered" lost folders and files are unreadable and show as damaged. I did not have 1.5TB of "damaged" files before recovery. This is an absolute scam.

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JHN

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Manish Pant

Dear Juan,

Data recovery is dependent on factors like data loss reason, the severity of corruption, overwritten activity, etc.

We understand the importance of your data and the demo version of our software allows to check the possibility of recovery. The full versions of the software recover the files exactly as they are previewed in the demo version of the software.

Kindly confirm whether you were able to see the preview of the files in the software. If no preview is available then the recovered files are corrupted. In this case, We do have some repair software. Kindly let us know the type of files which you are unable to open after recovery so that we may assist you accordingly.

Moreover, we request you to submit or raise a ticket by using the below-mentioned link and support will surely assist you in the ongoing situation as soon as possible:

https://www.stellarinfo.com/support/

You may also contact us via chat for live support using the below link:

Chat with us with the below link:

http://www.stellarinfo.com/

Feel free to contact us for any further assistance.

Regards,

Stellar Data Recovery

Complete waste of money, accidently deleted my personal folder (photos) off my hard drive. None of them can be open they all say they are corrupted! As I had saved a small amount of the photos in a number of locations (straight from Canon camera) I know they are not corrupted. Total waste of time and money. I think I recovered more on my own searching old dowloads and emails. Sad Angry FACE.

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Em

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Naveen

Dear Em,

We regret the inconvenience caused to you so far.

We would like to inform you that the software will save the data as shown in the preview.

Kindly confirm whether were you able to see the preview of the recovered photos.

Your reply is much appreciated.

Regards,

Team Stellar

 

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