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it today we're talking about how to fix corrupted raw and nef files
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any future videos capturing photos using a proper camera like a nikon is always better
and securely storing those photos so we don't lose those memories is very important
for this nikon uses their own nef file format and that's what we'll be talking about today
a raw image captured on a nikon camera is called an nef file
or nikon electronic format and nikon created this format to capture raw images on their cameras
nef files are high quality pictures that can store data bits from 12 to 24. after processing they're
converted to tiff jpg dng or other formats nef also retains metadata such as the camera's model
date of capture lens used and camera settings there's a lot of reasons why nef files could
become corrupted so before we fix the issue let's understand what might be causing the issue
viruses can easily infect devices that aren't protected and if your nikon is infected with
a virus or malware it will have issues and your nef files will almost certainly become damaged
sd cards usbs and hard drives all have the potential to corrupt data
including nef files because of data loss due to bad sectors
the next reason is a formatted drive as when a drive is formatted
nef files can become affected and damaged
next if you don't update your disks on a regular basis
you risk a range of problems including data corruption
it's easier than you think to repair corrupted nikon nef files here's a few basic methods to
repair your corrupted nikon nef files so you'll be able to restore them in no time
chkdsk is command line software that searches and patches faulty sectors in storage media
and repairs corrupted nef files here's how it works open the start menu and type cmd
right click on command prompt and select run as administrator after command prompt is launched
type this and press enter then restart your device once the operation is completed
the microsoft camera codec pack allows you to preview all the file formats that your
camera keeps and stores it also fixes nef files that have become corrupted to use it
simply download the microsoft camera codec pack run it and follow the on-screen instructions
nikon vue nx is software for managing and displaying photos and films
captured on nikon digital cameras here's how it works download and install nikon view nx
right-click on the corrupted nef file from the menu bar that appears hit open with nikon view nx
wondershare repair it is designed to repair corrupted photos and videos
and restore them to their original state in any format it's an affordable solution
with a great user interface and here's how to use it open wondershare repair it and
add the images you want to fix by clicking add files choose the images to be repaired
once uploaded hit the repair button to begin the repair process will begin immediately and
once done you can preview the repaired images to make sure the repair worked
if the image wasn't repaired correctly select advanced repair
once you're happy with the repairs save them to your system thanks for watching now you know what
can cause an nef file to become corrupted and how to fix it let us know if you have any questions or
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