2gb MP4 file is empty?

[Pete Harper]

Hi

somehow managed to delete an mp4 file that I was transferring (it clashed with a file number already on hard drive) - I recovered it using Recuva and it was 100% recoverable, not overwritten at all.

Now the file is 2.3gb but wont play on anything, run various file checkers and they seem to say it contains no video data - so why is the file still 2.3 gb and containing the date stamp of the recording ?

Can anyone please help as I dont want to lose the contents if possible.


Thanks

 

[DelJo63]

Yes, that is entirely possible; file size > 0 but still contains no data - - but verify that.

Use NOTEPAD to open the file (it will open anything). Visually you can inspect to see what if anything is present.
Be sure to QUIT and not save!

In programming, we would

• create (or touch) the new file
• open it for Write
• SEEK 2.3gb into the file
• and close

file size > 0 but still contains no data

During the recovery, it would be possible to create the file but fail to write data into it.

 

[Pete Harper]

Hi

The file is too big for notepad apparently.

Anything else I can try ?


thanks

 

[DavidBailey]

Can you get a copy from where you got it to begin with ?

EDIT--- I was asking @Pete Harper if he could get the MP4 file from where he got it originally.
I assume he downloaded it from somewhere.