How to Recover 3GP Files

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3GP is a type of multimedia container formats used for the delivery and playback of audio/video files over high-speed wireless networks, especially mobile cell phones. Developed and defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project and 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 respectively, it is built to contain various types of compressed data. 3GP files can be opened on most 3G enabled mobile phones and some 2G and 4G devices as well.

Besides, 3GP file format is also supported by some cameras such as Nikon, Sony,Olympus,Canon and Panasonic.What's more, 3GP format can also be stored in the memory card, for example the SD, XD, MINI Disk, Flash card etc.

Because of the reasons above, 3GP becomes a popular type of multimedia container formats in our daily lives. But one problem is difficult to prevent, the 3GP files may suffer from data loss by many unforeseen reasons. This article will show you the reasons of 3GP file loss and bring you methods to recover lost 3GP files with ease.

Symptoms of 3GP Files Loss

3GP files are stored in the hard disk of computer system and in memory card of mobile. There are many situations when we are unable to access 3GP files. These files are lost due to following reasons.

1. Human Error

One of the biggest causes of 3GP files loss is human error. Human error can consist of accidentally formatting a computer hard drive or memory card, unknowingly deleting a file or folder and damage to the computer.

2. Computer Virus

Certain types of viruses, Trojans and other types of malware can corrupt a computer system and cause data become either lost or unusable. If you connect your memory card with 3GP inside to a PC which is already infected with virus, your 3GP files may be lost due to the virus too.

3. Hardware Problem

A hardware problem, such as a bad hard drive, can cause a significant amount of data loss. A hard drive that has a bad sector is unable to write data to that area. If data was on a sector that can no longer be accessed, it most likely is lost. The most typical type of hardware problem is an error with the hard disk drive.

So many people ask one question,"If we lost our 3GP files, can we achieve 3GP recovery with some software?" Here we bring you the answer, uFlysoft 3GP Recovery.

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uFlysoft 3GP Recovery, which is a popular 3GP files recovery tool to recover deleted, formatted, corrupted or lost 3GP from the hard drive and memory card.

When you choose this 3GP recovery software, which enables you to free scan hard drive, memory card, SD Cards, hard disk or more other Storage Devices, you can find out the lost 3GP files quickly and easily.(To get the Mac version to recover 3GP files you can download it here.)

After scanning finished, click the "Recover" button. After a few minutes, your lost 3gp files will all come back to you again by using uFlysoft Photo Recovery Software!

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Key Features of uFlysoft 3GP Recovery:

  •  Recover all formats of photos, audios and videos (including 3GP)

  •  Support FAT32 EXFAT and NTFS file system on Win32 or Win64

  •  Fully compatible with hard disk, USB drive, flash drive, SD card, CF card and so on.

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