JPEG and JPG are the two most popular file formats for computer users. No matter, you are a professional computer user or home computer user, at some point you use images and graphics. Both these file formats are default formats for many camera models and applications. However, there are some situations, where you may find that your precious images are not accessible. The images are damaged and you cannot open them. In such cases, you need to opt for JPEG repair solutions to extract corrupt images.
You can easily demonstrate this problem with the following scenarios, which most frequently occurs while opening a JPG or JPEG image file:
- When you attempt to open images using Microsoft Photo Editor, you get one of the below mentioned error message:
Unknown File Format
Or
Cannot open or find this file path\filename - You get the similar error message when you move the file to another computer and try to open it.
- Other image files on your computer open properly.
When this problem occurs, your significant images become inaccessible and JPG repair becomes need of the hour.
Cause:
This problem may appear due to any of the following reasons:
- You are using an older version of the Photo Editor that does not recognize the JPEG file format from desktop.
- The file header is corrupted and the application is unable to recognize file format of the image.
- JPEG or JPG file is severely damaged and it is totally inaccessible.
Resolution:
Try using the below steps to sort out this issue:
- Open the affected JPG or JPEG files in a different picture viewer, like IrfanView.
- Replace the file header with another working image, which has the same resolution.
- Restore corrupted image from an updated and valid backup.
If all the above steps fail, you need to use third-party recovery applications. The commercial utilities are specifically designed to remove corruption from image files and restore them. Such tools have simple user interface and secure recovery techniques.