Fix corrupted or damaged PDF files. Recover content from PDFs that won't open, display errors, or have missing pages.
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← Explore Available ToolsSelect the corrupted or damaged PDF file. PDFably will analyze the file structure for recoverable content.
Advanced algorithms attempt to reconstruct the PDF structure, recover pages, and fix formatting issues.
If recovery is successful, download your repaired PDF with as much content restored as possible.
PDF files can become corrupted during download, transfer, or storage. When a PDF won't open or displays errors, PDFably's Repair tool attempts to recover the content.
The tool analyzes the PDF's internal structure, identifies damaged sections, and reconstructs the file. While not every corrupted file can be fully recovered, PDFably restores as much content as possible.
IT professionals recover corrupted files from damaged storage devices. Office workers fix PDFs that were corrupted during email transfer or download.
For personal use, repairing helps recover important documents from old backups, fix PDFs corrupted by incomplete downloads, and salvage files from failing hard drives.
Not always. Recovery depends on the type and extent of corruption. PDFably recovers as much content as possible from the damaged file.
PDFably can fix structural damage, cross-reference errors, missing headers, and some types of encoding corruption.
No. The goal is to recover the original content. Repair only fixes structural issues that prevent the file from opening.
Most files are analyzed and repaired within seconds. Larger or severely damaged files may take longer.
If PDFably cannot recover the file, you'll be notified. The original file remains unchanged on your device.