How to recover and repair the corrupted PDF files?

Like all the other files, the office files and PDF files is easy to be corrupted. If you do not have a good habit of backing up your data, you will often face data loss. The same as the Word and Excel files, the PDF files also can be repaired by some certain ways.Then let’s us take a look at how to repair the corrupted PDF files.

Check and repair the PDF reader

Sometimes, the problem is not with your PDF file. It is possible that your PDF reader you using to view the files has some problems. You can check and repair it in the program.

Open your PDF reader, generally people use the Adobe Reader, you should check if the Reader is the updated version or not.  In the opened Reader window, you should click Help>Check for Updates…. If there are updates for you, you should update the program.

If there are no updates for you to install, you can choose Repair Adobe Reader Installation. If the Reader get corrupted, this will help to fix the damage program.

If this still cannot solve the problem, you can reinstall the PDF reader.

If you have reinstall the program, but it still does not help, you need to try other PDF readers.

How to recover and repair corrupted PDF files?

If the PDF files are corrupted, what should we do to repair them?

If you have ever made Windows backup, you can restore your Corrupted PDF file to its previous version. You can right-click your PDF file, select Properties. Click the Previous Versions tab, you will find different versions. You can choose the version you need according to the data and time modified.

If you have no previous version for your corrupted PDF file, you may need to use the third-party tool to repair your damaged PDF file or recover the lost versions. There are some tool that can help you to extract the data from the PDF or repair the corrupted PDF file. If you have deleted or lost PDF file, you can use the recovery program, like Hdata recovery to retrieve them back. As long as your PDF files have not been overwritten, they can be recovered.

After you have repair your PDF file or recover them successfully, you should save them in another location. Keep in mind to back up your data from now. In case you have data loss in the future, you can recover your data easily from our copies so that to secure your data and save your time.