One of the easiest ways to corrupt a Word or some other file on Windows is to use Notepad. You can corrupt a document or file by opening it in Windows Notepad. Let us check out how! First, open the ...

Just about every computer user has encountered a problem opening a program or file. Sometimes a simple reboot will correct this, but corrupt files often prove resistant to this fail safe. A corrupted ...

Discovering you are unable to access an important document because it is corrupt can be distressing, but if it is a Microsoft Works word processor file, you may be able to recover it or at least the ...

When it comes to digital documentation, Microsoft Word files dominate the scene due to their user-friendly interface and versatile features. However, like other digital data, MS Word files can ...

Master database file or MDF file is a primary database file that contains fields, tables, indexes, stored procedures and other data in SQL Server. Like other data files, this file is also susceptible ...

The silent data corruption problem that can destroy your files ...

It is quite common to encounter multiple problems while dealing with file storage especially when you leave them for a long time. However, you do not have to worry about corrupt files anymore. There ...

You now have to back up your USB drive before you try to recover anything. You can do this in Disk Drill. Go to Extra Tools, ...

We previously reported an issue with corrupt iMovie files. In one case, a user put his machine to sleep, and upon waking it later, found his iMovie project unable to ...

Why copying and pasting isn't a real backup: The danger of 'silent' data corruption ...

Welcome back to the tutorial series that covers everything you ever wanted to know about preferences (.plist) files. So far, we have explored what .plist files are, how to interpret the content of ...