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The art of repairing damaged PDF files

Do you sometimes get a little shock when you wanted to open a PDF file and the viewer only showed an error message? In some cases, however, the viewer can save the file and repair it, but often not. This experience made us think about a repair tool. There may be various reasons for a PDF file beeing corrupt or damaged. Read more about the most common reasons for damaged PDF files in our Expert Blog.

Do you sometimes get a little shock when you wanted to open a PDF file and the viewer only showed an error message? In some cases, however, the viewer can save the file and repair it, but often not. This experience made us think about a repair tool.

There may be various reasons for a PDF file beeing corrupt or damaged.

Read more about the most common reasons for damaged PDF files in our Expert Blog.


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