While file corruption is common, it isn't common knowledge. Most users don't learn about file corruption until before it's too late. The best way to prevent corruption is first-hand experience, and to simulate that, we will teach you how to corrupt a file today.
Let me get this straight. While everybody else is trying to repair their damaged files you are here looking to intentionally corrupt yours? Your reasoning is beyond my understanding. This article is for educational purposes only. I must also warn you that corrupting a file is usually illegal and a crime, especially if it may be used as evidence, or contains sensitive information.
Over here, you will learn how to corrupt a file using methods that range from professional corruption tools to your very own Notepad editor. So without further delay let us begin.
A File is said to be corrupted when it is deemed unusable or inoperable and is inaccessible by the system. A corrupted file will show the following symptoms-
Before you try to corrupt your file, please make sure of the following-
Using a professional tool is the easiest way to corrupt your file. There are available web applications that will do it for free and I assure you, they will be unusable by the time you are done with them.
NotePad Editor can only read plain text content or txt. Files. Other file formats such as Excel are different. Since NotePad cannot read it, it will appear as characters that are unreadable to us, and editing any part will cause the File to become corrupted.
A Hex editor is software that allows users to view, edit, and run the binary code of hexadecimal coded files on a computer. By editing the Binary code, you can corrupt a file with ease. you can try this on videos, photos, documents, PDF files, and more.
To corrupt a file is highly unethical, this article was written for educational purposes only. I might have corrupted a file to save myself in class once but that's about it. I also learned that in some scenarios, intentionally damaging computer files are illegal. If you wish to learn how to repair corrupted photos or files, you can refer to other Remo Software articles. If you have any further queries or feedback, please feel free to contact me in the comments.
There are several causes for file corruption, the most common ones are mentioned below-
1. Virus or Malware attack
2. Corrupted Storage device
3. Damaged MasterBoot Record
4. Interruption during File transfer
It is easy to corrupt a Word document. Follow the steps below-
1. Create a backup file by making a copy of the Original Word document
2. Right-click on your Word document and select the Edit With Notepad option.
3. Remove a few characters.
4. Try opening The Word Document normally after which, you should see an error code stating that your file is corrupt.
Yes, you can send a corrupted file Via email. However, the receiver will be presented with an error message and won't be able to view the contents because of the corruption.