Every time I turn my JVC HDD Everio it says video management file is broken to record/playback video, recovery is required recover? When I select recover, it goes through the process and then nothing changes. What should I do?

Select "OK" to restore. (Videos that cannot be restored will not be displayed on the index screen, but you may be able to play them back using "PLAYBACK MPG FILE" in the menu.

if the file is damaged....
Select the playback mode.Select video mode.Touch to display the menu.Select "PLAYBACK MPG FILE" and touch.Select the desired video and touc.

Video HDD recovery is possible as long as nothing has been recorded over the original images can be done fairly inexpensively. However, it’s not a user serviceable problem and will need to be diagnosed by a qualified service technician.
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Do not be that worried, in this case you still have chance to get back those video chips and you may need video recovery software to help, here are some programs you may rely on. Both programs can also recover photo and music files.

Video Photo Recovery Software (for Windows)
Mac Video Photo Recovery Software (for Mac OS X)

Tips: Take the memory card or stick out and connect to your computer via a card reader. Before your videos are recovered, do not attempt to save more files to the JVC memory card or stick in case the original files(your videos) are overwritten.

For broken files, everio will prompt you to recover once switched on. If you mean deleted by accident, you can use file recovery software like Final Data Enterprise and a lot more. Mostly can be recovered, sometimes 80% or 90% of your total recording. Good Luck

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http://www.jvc.ca/www/Consumer/products.aspx?h=B1_300

this is the link to the manual you need. I am not sure which is the closest one to yours but probably any in the GZ-MG range will be very close.

click on one of the pictures that mostly resembles your camera and it will take you to a menu that is more specific for that particular model. to the right you will find the download for the manual. under PDF format.

I hope this is of help to you. Any other questions please feel free to contact me again.

ps: below is a link to the manual of a version quite close to yours but by all means check out the others.

http://www.jvc.ca/service-manuals/yf277ien.pdf

Hi, gliedt13.
Good news is that you have much chances to perform video recovery from JVC video camera. BUT the first thing you should do is STOP taking more videos with your JVC recorder.
The next step should be - take more recovery programs to rescue the videos. here are some that should help you out.
For Windows --> File Recovery Software
For Mac OS X --> Video Recovery for Mac
1. Connect your camera (memory card) to a PC or Mac which has installed the recovery program. 2. Scan for the lost video files. 3. Recover them easily.Remember - Do NOT try & write anything back to the recorder memory card until you can recover your files safely!

Share: How to import .tod files from JVC Everio HDD Camcorder to iMovie?

Requirements: iMovie (Part of the iLife 08 package)

Step 1: Connect the Everio to the Mac (Via USB)
Make sure you are powering the Everio from the mains before connecting your JVC Everio Camcorder.

Step 2: Playback on PC
Select “Playback on PC” on the Everio, once connected you will see the Everio HDD symbol appear on the desktop. The video files on the Everio are stored in the SD Folder/PRG***/MOV***.MOD.

Step 3: Open iMovie
Once you open iMovie, you will see that it recognizes the Everio straight away and will attempt to import your video.

You are now ready to use iMovie to edit your video files.

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Answer:what you do is you press the play/record button on the left side of the camcorder when it is open to get to the videos. then you use the laser touch operation to scroll to the video you want to delete. then, right under the screen there should be 5 buttons. the one to the left of the menu button has a picture of a garbage can looking thing above it. just press that and then press yes when it asks you if your sure.

sounds like you need to "recover" the hard drive.

Only other option you can try is to reset the camera.

Although the instructions don’t make it clear, it seems to be important that the camera is turned off before you connect or disconnect the USB cable. The instructions do mention that you should not delete or rename files on the camera except in the EXT_MOV folder. The camera’s firmware is apparently quite fragile about file names and the presence of the extra hidden folders that both the Windows and Macintosh operating systems create when you delete something.