What is a Corrupted File and How Do I Fix It ?
In this article, I’ll Explain… • What a Corrupted File Is and How it Can Effect Your Computer • What Causes a Corrupt File • How to go about fixing a corrupted file problem. What a Corrupted File Is… Everything on your computer is made up of code which essentially is a string of text that your computer processes to run a program. Your computer uses dozens of these programs and processes just to turn on and dozens more to operate all the programs we take for granted on our system – from our internet browsers to our email and word processing programs – each consists of line after line of computer code and all of it plays a role in the smooth operation of PC. When a file becomes corrupted, it creates essentially a dead end in the way your computer processes information. The way a computer runs a program is that is goes through each line of code to create the intended result for the way the program is supposed to work. It starts at the beginning of the code ( which can also be called a
