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Error: File is empty

Started by Sevzen, July 29, 2023, 06:14:40 PM

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Sevzen

Hey guys, I have absolutely no clue about any of this stuff, I am only trying to get a thumbnail from a corrupted JPG I restored.

I've installed exiftool and tried running the following command in cmd for it:

exiftool -b -ThumbnailImage IMG_0067.JPG > my_thumbnail.jpg

Upon doing this I get Error: file is empty -IMG_0067.JPG.

I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong, do I need to manually set the directory to it? Hopefully someone can help!
Thanks. ;D


StarGeek

The image wasn't recovered.  File is empty means there isn't any data in the file.  If you check, the file size should be 0.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Sevzen

Apparently not!
Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean

edit: attached image

StarGeek

"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Sevzen