How to Fix Corrupted Media Files on iPhone

Read this post to fix “the media may be damaged” issue on iPhone iPad and repair corrupted videos, songs or other media files on iOS devices.

By Joy Taylor | Last Updated: Feb. 07, 2022

PhoneClean– Repair iPhone Corrupted Media Files

Download PhoneClean on your computer to repair corrupted videos and songs on iPhone iPad if you got the problem iPhone media files damaged.

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You are always entertained by the media files like videos or music on your iPhone until one day you get nuts by those corrupted files, or encounter the error telling you “the media may be damaged” on your iPhone iPad. Actually, unexpectedly terminated programs or failed iTunes syncs can generate corrupt media files on your iPhone. Besides this, there are several reasons that can cause the corrupted media files on your iPhone:

Application errors and system crashes will cause corrupted files.
If there are no crashes taking place, the cause could be a virus infection.
Flaws in the hard drive’s files system sector or the hard drive itself may lead to corrupted files.
Unexpected power failure contributes to corrupted files as well.
The improper download of media files due to slow Internet or freezing of iPhone can cause corrupted files on iPhone.

You may wonder what the heck those corrupted files come from. The following reasons may cause corrupted files:

You may wonder is there any way to fix the corrupted files or delete them if they cannot be repaired. In this guide, we will recommend a fantastic iPhone cleaner tool – PhoneClean, which helps fix the corrupt and partially synced music, video, and other media files, and makes them playable again on your device. You can also delete the corrupted media files with PhoneClean if they can’t be fixed.

Download PhoneClean and then begin our tutorial about how to fix corrupted media files on iPhone.

How to Fix Corrupted Media Files on iPhone with PhoneClean

Step 1. Launch PhoneClean on computer > Connect iPhone to the computer with a USB cable. Click Toolbox.

Repair Corrupted Media Files on iPhone with PhoneClean – Step 1

Step 2. Select Media Repair to check if there are some corrupted files on your iPhone.

Repair Corrupted Media Files on iPhone with PhoneClean – Step 2

Step 3. Select the corrupted files you want to fix > Click Repair button at the top-right corner.

Repair iPhone Corrupted Songs with PhoneClean – Step 3

– This tutorial also can be applied to fix corrupted files on iPad and iPod touch.

– Except for fixing corrupted files on iPhone, you also can clean broken media files with PhoneClean by clicking Media Clean button.

The Bottom Line

As you can see, it is easy enough to fix a corrupted file on iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. Except for fixing corrupted files, PhoneClean also can help you make your iPhone iPad run fast, remove junk files, make the Other small, etc. Download PhoneClean to Start a free trial Now!