October 4, 2026 · 6 min read · Devices
A QuickTime or Screenshot-app recording vanished or will not open after a crash or full disk? Where temporary files hide on macOS and how to rebuild the MOV.
October 4, 2026 · 6 min read · Audio
How Voice Memos syncs with iCloud, where recordings are stored on iPhone and Mac, Recently Deleted, and how to find an older copy of a broken memo.
October 3, 2026 · 6 min read · Errors & fixes
A video that played on the camera or phone is broken on the computer. Why copies fail (USB, MTP, cloud, FAT32), how to verify them, and when repair is needed.
October 3, 2026 · 5 min read · Recovery & prevention
Dead batteries, full cards, overheating, crashes and bad copies: the real reasons videos and voice memos become unplayable, and simple habits that prevent it.
October 3, 2026 · 5 min read · Devices
Windows Game Bar (Win+Alt+R) clip missing or unplayable after a crash? Where captures are saved, why they break, and how to rebuild an MP4 clip.
October 2, 2026 · 6 min read · How it works
Quick ways to test whether a video is healthy, truncated or missing its index: VLC, MediaInfo, ffprobe and a full ffmpeg decode test, with what each result means.
October 2, 2026 · 6 min read · How it works
A reference file supplies the codec settings a broken video lost. Here is how to pick or record one for iPhone, Android, GoPro, DJI and OBS.
October 2, 2026 · 6 min read · Recovery & prevention
A once-in-a-lifetime recording will not play. What to do in the first hour, how to avoid making it worse, which copies to look for, and how repair works.
October 1, 2026 · 5 min read · How it works
What fragmented MP4 (fMP4) is, how moof and mdat fragments work, why it survives crashes, where it is used (OBS, HLS, DASH), and its trade-offs.
October 1, 2026 · 5 min read · How it works
Why uploading private footage to online repair sites is a risk, how in-browser processing keeps files on your device, and how to verify that nothing is uploaded.