MOV File Recovery | Recover Deleted MOV Files

Nimmi Terance
3 min readAug 22, 2024

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Recover Deleted MOV Files

Losing the MOV files can be disastrous if it contain important videos about the company, personal vacations, family gatherings, and so on. MOV files can be lost due to accidental deletion, drive formatting, partition loss, virus attack, or improper file transfer. Whatever the reason, BLR data recovery tool can recover deleted MOV files. Continue reading this blog to discover practical solutions for MOV file recovery.

Restore Deleted MOV Files from Recycle Bin

Recover Deleted MOV Files from recycle bin

MOV files were accidentally deleted recently? Why don’t you check the Recycle Bin in Windows 11/10? In most cases, files deleted from a computer are not immediately erased, and the Recycle Bin folder can temporarily store these files. Using Windows Recycle Bin, user can easily restore deleted MOV files and videos.

MOV file restoration method using Recycle Bin is simple. To perform Recycle Bin recovery, first locate and open the Recycle Bin on the desktop, then locate the deleted MOV files, right-click file, and select “Restore”.

Retrieve Deleted MOV Videos from Windows File History

Recover Deleted MOV Files from file history

If user turned on File History and created a MOV files backup with Windows 11/10/8/7, they can follow the below steps to restore lost MOV files with a backup.

Step 1: In the Search box, type file history.

Step 2: In the search results, click “Restore files from File history”.

Step 3: Select MOV files would like to recover and preview them.

Step 4: Click “Restore” button.

Recover Deleted MOV Files with BLR Data Recovery Tool

BLR data recovery tool

Step 1. Run BLR data recovery tool and select the location or device where user lost/deleted their MOV videos. Click “Scan” to find the missing videos.

Step 2. After completing the scan process, choose “MOV Files” in the left panel. Users can directly type the files name which on wants to get back in the search bar if they remember. Select the found MOV files and click “Preview”.

Step 3. After selecting the right MOV files that one user wants to recover. Click on the “Recover” to save them to another secure location on their PC, external storage device or cloud storage.

How to Keep Safe MOV Files

Use External Storage: User should use backup MOV files to an external hard drive, SSD, or USB flash drive. Through right backup users easily access their MOV files.

Cloud storage: User can easily store copies of MOV files in popular cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive to keep your files safe. Cloud storage provides an extra layer of security by protecting local storage devices from potential damage.

Automated Backup Solution: Use an automated backup tool like Windows File History to ensure that all MOV files are being backed up on a regular basis without any extra effort.

Summary

In this post users have learned about three ways to recover deleted MOV files. Hope these solutions help to solve users problems.

FAQ — MOV File Recovery

Can I edit MOV files?

Yes, user can edit MOV files using video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro.

Can I convert MOV files to other formats?

Yes, user can convert MOV files to multiple formats like MP4, AVI, or WMV using video conversion software.

How can I repair a corrupted MOV file?

Users can use BLR repair tool to repair MOV file. This tool can help to fix issues with file corruption, such as playback errors or missing audio/video tracks.

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