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Repair Corrupted MP3 Files Online and Offline: 3 Free Ways

Tested and proven ways to repair your audio files

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Updated onDecember 6, 2023

updated onDecember 6, 2023

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A music file might be corrupted if it isn’t played in a media player. Before jumping to hasty conclusions, try playing the audio file in multiplemedia players.

However, you’ll probably need to repair the music file if it doesn’t playback in VLC or any other media player. This is how you can fix corrupted music files that don’t playback.

How can I repair corrupted MP3 files?

How can I repair corrupted MP3 files?

1. Repair corrupted MP3 files online

MP3 is one of the biggest file formats for music. If you need to repair a corrupted MP3 file online for free, a series of websites can help you.

Most of these sites have impressive interfaces and are easy to use. So, you only need to visit the website and get going. One example is the Technorshare free online repair tool, which you can use by following the steps below:

For our example, we have selected an online tool that worked very well, but plenty of other web apps will be as efficient.

2. Repair Music Files With All Media Fixer

Check out the All Media Fixer software if you need to repair music files that aren’t MP3s. That software fixes a broader variety of audio file formats, such as WMW, WMA, WAV, AVI, and MP3.

All Media Fixer is not exactly freeware, but you can still utilize an unregistered version by clickingDownloadon thiswebpage. When you have All Media Fixer up and running, press theAdd media filebutton to select music and clickStart check and fix.

3. Fix music files with VLC

This tip is more specifically for fixing corrupted WAV files. VLC is a media player, but you can still repair WAV audio files with its Convert tool. You can fix broken WAV music with the VLC media player.

Do you really need to fix corrupted music files?

Remember that you can get loads of music from MP3 websites these days. If your corrupted audio file played music by a famous singer or composer, there’s a good chance you can probably download the same music from an MP3 website.

Check out the MP3Juices and Emp3z websites to see if they include the same music as your corrupted file.

Alternatively, you might find a video on YouTube (or Vimeo) playing the same music as your corrupted file. YouTube includes a plethora of music videos you can play in your browser.

Enter the specific title of the music in YouTube’s search box to find a video for it.

Nevertheless, if you can’t find the music online, you can still fix corrupted music files with various software. Further, it’s a lossless file, errors likethe property requested was not foundmay prevent you from making changes to the file if left unrepaired.

MP3 Repair Tools and All Media Fixer are just two software worth noting.

Some of the utilities included in ourfile repair toolsguide might also come in handy for repairing corrupted music files.

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Matthew Adams

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Matthew is a freelancer who has produced a variety of articles on various topics related to technology. His main focus is the Windows OS and all the things surrounding it.

He is passionate about the tech world, always staying up-to-date with the latest and greatest. With an analytical view, he likes problem-solving, focusing on errors and their causes.

In his free time, he likes to read and write about history and tries to always develop new skills.

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