Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: Some of my files are turning into files I can’t open. I get this message ...

Corrupted USB flash drives can be a nightmare for anyone who relies on portable storage. Imagine plugging in your USB drive only to find that your important files are inaccessible or damaged. This ...

Physically clean the mouse, remove the battery and put it again and see if that helps. If you have to press the left click forcefully, there is a possibility of accumulation of dirt on the left mouse ...

Many a time, the images you download including GIF files get corrupted. If not worse, it usually happens when the metadata of the image is corrupted, and a Windows PC cannot read it properly. Using ...

AVI files, a staple in the world of digital media, are susceptible to corruption, which can be a source of frustration for users. However, with the right approach, repairing corrupted AVI files is ...

Have you encountered a Word file corruption issue with a notice: “Word experienced an error trying to open the file”? Microsoft Word will offer three solutions to ...

We previously reported an issue with corrupt iMovie files. In one case, a user put his machine to sleep, and upon waking it later, found his iMovie project unable to ...

Microsoft Outlook has features to make emailing easier and faster. However, several people have reported some troubles when using it. If you find it difficult accessing your personal data file, you ...