How to Retrieve Large Video Files?

“Hi guys, I captured a video file of long duration with my handy-cam that stored video on its storage media. Later, I connected this storage device to my system in order to transfer the file, but accidentally deleted it during the process. I don’t posses other copy of this video file and I’m worried thinking how to recover large video files? Please someone help me by suggesting good video file recovery program.”

Video is a media file that can hold cherishing memories of various life events. Video files are used all over the globe for many purposes like best interactive path during seminars, storing complete procedural steps for conducting any task and so on. Further, users acquire maximum entertainment through videos that hold movies. There are many gadgets that are intended to record videos and these recorded videos get stored in storage media present on that gadget. However, while dealing with large or big video files on computer or on any gadget, users undergo strange instances that cost loss of such large videos.

Some frequently occurring scenarios that render loss of large video files are:

  • Accidental deletion of vital video files from storage device while removing unwanted data
  • Unintentional formatting performed on storage drive holding large video files
  • Missing of large video files due to presence of bad sectors, file system corruption and virus infection on the storage media
  • Interruptions while moving large video files from computer hard drive to another storage device and vice versa
  • Antivirus scan on malware infected storage component, in which large video file resides, may sometimes result in removal of the videos along with infected files
  • Wrong usage of storage media; unplanned use of Shift-Del keys or command prompt to erase any video file from computer can result in loss of large video file

Instances mentioned above can bring on loss of crucial video files holding important information. Nevertheless, lost or deleted video files from storage drive can be easily retrieved by employing good video file recovery tool. But, it is very necessary to employ right restoration program immediately after video file loss occurs as it may result in permanent loss of video file due to overwriting.

Excellent large video file retrieval tool:

Yodot Photo Recovery is the precise software that can be used to regain large video files on any Windows computer. Software is well versed with high-tech modules that perform safe and secure recovery of huge video files. It can restore videos of AVI, MOV, MP4, MPG, DIVX, 3GP, MPEG, M4V, XVID, VOB and other popular file types. Along with video files, this tool can easily rescue pictures, audio files, RAW images and other files from system hard drives, external hard disks, USB flash drives, memory cards, FireWire drives, iPods, etc. storage devices. This software is compatible on all Windows desktops and laptops running with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008 OS versions.

Guidelines to perform large video file recovery:

  • Download Yodot Photo Recovery software on a Windows computer in which large video files are lost
  • If huge videos are lost from external storage device, then connect that device to the Windows computer and follow the same steps
  • Install the downloaded software and run it
  • In main window there appears two options, Deleted Photo Recovery and Lost Photo Recovery
  • Click on the required option according to video file loss scenario
  • Now, select the drive / partition from which you want to retrieve large video files
  • By clicking next, software permits you to precise the scanning process by selecting file types that you wish to recover; else the step can be skipped
  • Now, software performs a scan of selected drive and result is displayed with a list of recovered files
  • Select required video file, preview its details and proceed to save it on desired destination location; but not to the same drive from which video files were recovered

Important Note:

  • Avoid interruptions while moving large video files from one location to another
  • Backup multiple copies of necessary video files on different storage components
  • Do not unintentionally format or erase storage drives without confirmation of its data

Other Popular Software

Yodot Photo Recovery (Windows)

Recover and restore deleted photos lost from your digital camera memory card or the images from your Windows PC. The software can recover all popular image types including popular audio and video files.

Yodot Mac File Recovery

The only undelete application for Mac that can recover deleted files from HFS+, HFSX partitions on Mac. The software also has the ability to recover lost files using RAW signature method.