MP4 files are supported by various devices like cameras, PSP, iPod, mobile phones, etc. When people use those devices as storage media to save MP4 files, they might suffer from data loss or accidental deletion just like the data stored on the hard drive. When the MP4 files are not in the place where they should be, you may think that you lose your MP4 files permanently. However, you can still recover lost MP4 files with the help of the MP4 recovery tool in the right ways.
If your lost MP4 files were originally stored on your computer, the first thing you should do is check your Recycle Bin. If you just deleted them and hadn't emptied the Recycle Bin, you can easily recover deleted MP4 files by restoring from Recycle Bin. If you had emptied your Recycle Bin, you still have the chance to perform MP4 video recovery easily and efficiently once you have the powerful MP4 recovery software.
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Causes for Lost MP4 Videos
If your lost MP4 files, the causes might be:
- Accidentally formatting the storage media;
- Accidentally deleting MP4 videos;
- Emptied recycle bin, or press the "Shift + Delete" to delete MP4 permanently;
- Virus infection of MP4 videos;
- Sudden power interruption on your computer;
- Corruption of storage mediums;
- Other reasons.
The Best MP4 Video Recovery - Recoverit Data Recovery
Recoverit Data Recovery software is an easy-to-use and reliable MP4 recovery tool, which can help you get back the deleted, formatted, damaged, and lost MP4 files from a hard drive or partition. Download the software and follow the guide to recover MP4 files with only a few steps on Win or Mac. If you run the program in the Mac system, choose to download the Mac version to recover MP4 files with similar steps.
Video Tutorial on MP4 Video Recovery
How to Recover Deleted or Lost MP4 Video Files
Download and install Recoverit on your computer. Follow the next simple tutorial of Recoverit Windows version to perform MP4 video recovery.
If your MP4 video files are stored in an external device, please connect it to the computer. For Mac users, please download Recoverit and perform similar steps.
1. Please select a hard disk drive where you lost MP4 files or the storage device and click the "Start" button to scanning.
2. Recoverit Enhanced Video Recovery program will start to scan the lost MP4 video files for a while.
3. After the scan, you can check all recoverable files on the results. You can preview some recovered data like image files, select your MP4 files and click the "Recover" button to retrieve your data back. If you are not satisfied with the recovered video, you can perform Deep Scan.
4. Enhanced Video Recovery can merge the video fragments and sequence them. Select the hard disk drive and the video formats, then click the "Start" button to perform the scanning process.
5. Enhanced Video Recovery takes a smart scan of all videos on the disk. It will take more time for a deep scan.
6. After the scan, simple practical prompts appear to guide the user's proper operation.
Bonus Tips:
- Type the file name or filter the search results to precisely find your lost files in a short time.
- In the scanning process, you can click "Pause" or "Stop" when you manage to find the lost files and plan to recover it as soon as possible. Then you can continue to preview the other files if it is needed.
- Click the "Save" button to save the scanning result so that you can continue the video recovery at any time as you like.
- If your original MP4 video file was corrupted before the loss, Recoverit can also repair your corrupted videos and fix them. Fix broken MP4 video files.
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