Nonprofitech From my experience, these “programs” don’t recover files well. Tons of marketing claims don’t hold up in reality, so I’d take their functionality with a big grain of salt.
You can attempt to work with damaged media files through software specifically designed for those formats. For example, VLC for AVI files or Photoshop for photos. For photo files, try to open them in Adobe Photoshop or RAW editing software instead of the standard Windows viewer. Photoshop can sometimes open partially damaged files, which gives you a chance to recover something. If Photoshop can’t do it, try other image recovery programs like JPEG-Repair Toolkit or an online service like Aspose.
For video files, especially AVI, give VLC Media Player a shot. Open VLC, go to “Tools,” then “Preferences,” and look for the section on handling problem files. VLC might be able to fix playback issues for you.
