6 proven recovery methods that work • Step-by-step instructions • Free tools included
Try Interactive Recovery Tool->
🚫 Won't open at all → Try Method 1 or Method 4
📄 Opens but pages are blank → Try Method 2 or Method 6
🔣 Text is garbled/scrambled → Try Method 4 or Method 5
📑 Only some pages work → Try Method 5 or Method 6
💾 Error when saving → Try Method 6
💥 Reader crashes → Try Method 2
Success Rate: 70% • Time: 1 minute
If downloaded from a website, go back and download again
If received via email, ask the sender to resend
Use a stable internet connection
Save directly to your hard drive, not cloud folder
Success Rate: 50% • Time: 2 minutes
Right-click the PDF file
Select "Open with"
Choose a different reader than your default
Try: Adobe Reader, Foxit, Chrome, Edge, SumatraPDF
Success Rate: 40% • Time: 2 minutes
Windows:
Right-click the corrupted PDF
Select "Properties"
Click "Previous Versions" tab
Select an earlier version → Click "Restore"
Mac:
Open Time Machine
Navigate to the file location
Select a previous version → Click "Restore"
Success Rate: 60% • Time: 3 minutes
Go to iLovePDF.com/repair-pdf
Upload your corrupted PDF
Wait for analysis and repair
Download the repaired file
⚠️ Note: Don't upload sensitive documents to online tools
Success Rate: 55% • Time: 5 minutes
Open Adobe Acrobat (full version)
Go to File → Open → Select corrupted PDF
If it opens partially: File → Save As → Optimized PDF
In PDF Optimizer, click "Audit Space Usage"
Check for errors and attempt repair
Success Rate: 45% • Time: 3 minutes
Open the corrupted PDF (even if it displays incorrectly)
Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac)
Select "Microsoft Print to PDF" as printer
Save as a new file with different name
The new PDF may be free of corruption
Use our step-by-step interactive tool to diagnose and recover your corrupted PDF:
Incomplete or interrupted downloads
Network connection dropped during transfer
Storage device failures or bad sectors
Software crashes while editing
Email attachment transmission errors
Virus or malware infections
✓ Wait for downloads to complete fully ✓ Use stable internet connections ✓ Keep backup copies of important PDFs ✓ Don't force-close programs while saving ✓ Scan email attachments for viruses ✓ Avoid editing with incompatible software
iLovePDF - Free online repair (ilovepdf.com/repair-pdf)
Smallpdf - Repair & convert (smallpdf.com)
Adobe Acrobat Reader - Free reader with repair features
Foxit Reader - Lightweight alternative
SumatraPDF - Fast, minimal viewer
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