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What if the file repair appears?

What if the file repair appears? - HERO Tutorial

From the course: GoPro HERO5 and HERO6: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

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What if the file repair appears?

- When you're shooting with a GoPro, there are two icons that could pop up on the screen and it's important that you understand what these warning icons mean. Now, first off, don't panic, but the one that might pop up is the file repair icon. It's very important that you understand what's going on. There's really two scenarios that could cause this, one is that the memory card came loose while shooting. Maybe the camera was getting vibrated quite a bit or it just shook loose because you had the camera being worn by somebody who was moving around a lot. Well, in that case, you're going to want to reseat the memory card. Another thing that can happen is if the GoPro suddenly looses power. Now, maybe you're running off of a battery and it got really low. Usually the GoPro will try to shut down and properly save the clip, but if for some reason that didn't happen or maybe you had the battery door open and the battery fell out, well, then, it's going to have a damaged clip. When you put…

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