#ji file name.

sir_ian · Nov 3, 2017

Hello everyone,
so my issue (that i have searched for) is that for some reason while transferring my footage i managed to delete 3 files that i didn't transfer so i used some data recovery software to get the files back. how ever they are displayed

#ji_0876.MOV and NOT
DJI_0876.MOV

and with that being said it seems as if they cannot be opened.
or at least by any means that im aware of. i still have the smaller cached files from my phone that i was able to download.

but i was curious if anyone had any insight on this or any helpful hints.

rather it be trying to use a different data recovery for the files or just if its basic corruption. im not very attatched to this footage but still a very strange issue.

thanks everybody.

Pondboy · Nov 3, 2017

Does editing the file name back to the original name let you open it?

sir_ian · Nov 3, 2017

Pondboy said:
Does editing the file name back to the original name let you open it?

no, i literally tried that about 10 mins before posting, ive def had that happen in the past where a simple name change clears up all issue.

4wd · Nov 3, 2017

Bit of a change of topic but I see if you have it set to number consecutively, after 0999 files it starts again at zero!
I didn't particularly notice until importing clips they organised out of sequence.

Haloweenhamster · Nov 3, 2017

that's quite typical of recovered files for the name to change in some way

If you record in mp4 rather than mov they are easier to recover

There are quite alot of recovery programs, some are better than others for certain file types I would suggest trying a different program

sir_ian · Nov 3, 2017

Haloweenhamster said:
that's quite typical of recovered files for the name to change in some way

If you record in mp4 rather than mov they are easier to recover

There are quite alot of recovery programs, some are better than others for certain file types I would suggest trying a different program

is that a known fact about MP4 VS MOV.

is there any quality difference between the 2. im not very well versed in that. and thank you very much for the input.

i will try and find a different program to recover with.

Haloweenhamster · Nov 3, 2017

MPEG files you can play partial files so if not all of it is recovered or its partially corrupt it will still play the working parts of the file

mov & avi require the whole file to play although some not all recovery programs can recode the file so it'll still play but most recovery programs if it can't pull the whole file it'll just say "unable to play, file corrupted"

DVD uses MPEG 2, MPEG 4 is a newer more efficient compression

I don't tend to use mov so don't know much about it