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You can fix corrupted OBS files using these two quick methods

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Open Broadcaster Softwareor just OBS, as the name signifies, is a free and open source streaming andrecording platformused by the media professionals, or for that matter, just about anyone.The softwarealso comes with several features such as encoding, recording and broadcasting, besides doing scene composition and real-time capture as well.

Written in C andC++ programming languagesand maintained by the OBS Project, thesoftwareis quite stable too though there also are times when things can go wrong with the recording and such.

Described here are a few methods that can help you set things right in the unfortunate scenario of OBS files getting corrupted, which in any case is a big issue for those working on OBS.

How to fix corruptedOBSfiles

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Same is the case if you are in advanced mode, that isOutput Modeat the top is select asAdvanced.

Further, if you have a previous recording which you are unable to open, the most likely reason for that is that it might have become corrupted. To retrieve such corrupted recording, you are advised to use video repair tools like Youdot video repair software that has been specifically designed to handle such cases. Standard data recovery software won’t be of much use in such cases.

Meanwhile, here are some related resources that you might want to browse.

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Ivan has delved deep into understanding the Windows OS, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.