What does it mean when the computer shows that a file is "corrupt".?

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Ia m trying to email a resume and when i do it I attach the file. After I send the email the person tells me they recieved it and could not open it. Also when I try and open it through the email attachment it says the fileis "corrupt".?>????? what is this and how can I fix it, and why did this happen? Thank you

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hi Cutemom,

It usually means the file is damaged and not readable.

A file is really a magnetic field. If it gets damaged in any way it can become gibberish to the computer.

Files can be repaired by re installing or sometimes with a defrag operation etc.

Norm

necromancer · Answer

Most probably the file was not completely attached (maybe due to a communication error or a random alpha particle). The comp could not make sence of an incomplete file and called it corroupt.

Reattach and re mail the file- If possible zip before sending its slightly more reliable that way

Country · Answer

what is the format of the resume?  Is it a .doc or .txt?  Have you tried compressing the file using WinZip or WinRar and then sending it?  If you are using MS Word to create it then send email straight from within Word (File -> Send To -> Mail Recipeint) and see what happens that way.  Hope this helps...

? · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

yea it means the file is ******
so get the file again from somewhere else
and then try

derf · Answer

File is not readable.

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What does it mean when the computer shows that a file is "corrupt".?

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