F4V is the new flash video file format that has taken over FLV file format. These flash player compatible F4V videos are the most common flash video files available through internet using which maximum entertainment takes place as friends gather and enjoy themselves watching movie online, downloading various types of entertaining F4V video files and so on. Users on internet can also view HD videos as well as download them without having any breakup on F4V file present in HD format.
Once these videos are downloaded, they can be saved in any storage media available for user. As new movies downloaded online are prone for maximum sharing and transfer of F4V videos takes place randomly; there are certain scenarios that cause deletion or loss of new F4V videos. What to do when F4V videos are lost? Before that learn the reasons that lead to deletion or loss of F4V video files as given below:
- Accidental Deletion: This is one of the most common human error that is bound to happen. While trying to view F4V file or when the file is being shared over network accidental deletion may occur causing loss of valuable data from storage media
- Anti-Virus Application: Anti-Virus application is a boon for users who know how to handle the program and for others who have quite a bit of idea about what it does could prove to be very harmful. Turning on the scanning process may sometimes delete your F4V files along with other infected data from computer
- Shift Delete / Empty Recycle Bin: What shift delete does is similar to what happens when you empty Recycle Bin folder. Using Shift Delete keys while selecting F4V file makes deletion permanent by bypassing the Recycle Bin folder. Emptying Recycle Bin folder without checking its contents including F4V files result in secure file deletion
It is the best to make note of the scenarios that are mentioned above as they occur frequently in the computing world. Just getting to know the reasons behind F4V file loss will not help you to full extent, therefore an advanced and highly efficient video file recovery application must be employed to rescue F4V videos without causing any damage to F4V files.
Recovering F4V files
Yodot Photo Recovery software can be recommended for all those users who have lost / deleted F4V files from your Windows operating system as a result of various scenarios. The best feature that is liked by almost all is that this software prevents saving of rescued F4V files in same destination location where it was present, instead an alternate destination location is asked for saving the recovered files. You can restore various formats of photo files, videos, music files and other documents from system hard drives, external hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, iPods, etc. This video file recovery application works well with all the latest versions of Windows operating systems like Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008. If in case you face any issues during the recovery process, then just approach in our 24/7 technical support team who will resolve the issue as soon as possible.
Simple procedure to restore F4V files from Windows computer:
- Download and install Yodot Photo Recovery tool in the system by logging in as local system administrator
- As soon as installation process gets completed, user can view shortcut icon on desktop
- Launch the program and follow instructions provided on main screen
- Click on Deleted Photo Recovery or Lost Photo Recovery as per the scenario that has caused loss of F4V files from system
- Now, the software will take you to next Window where you can select the drive from where loss of F4V files has taken place
- Upon selecting the drive, proceed to next screen where you can view the file types that have to be restored
- Select F4V file and then hit on Next button that will start the scanning process
- Once the scanning process gets completed, restored data can be viewed in Data View or File Type View
- Select desired views and then proceed to saving F4V file on respective destination location as available to user
Helpful Suggestions:
- Keep backup of important data on separate external hard drive
- Install well known antivirus application to prevent virus infection
- Avoid using unknown third party programs in your Windows system
