{"id":8855,"date":"2020-01-09T00:54:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/?p=8855"},"modified":"2022-01-26T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:20:33","slug":"ts-video-stream-file-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/recover-deleted-ts.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is a TS File and How to Recover Deleted TS Files"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data loss, due to system errors or users accidentally deleting important files, is not uncommon. However, it is not impossible to recover your lost data. In fact, you can do it right at home. The methods listed below can help you retrieve these accidentally deleted or unsaved files and get back hours of hard work.<\/p>\r\n

<\/span>What Is TS?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

Before understanding how to get back a TS file that has completely disappeared, it’s essential to be aware of the type of information the file holds.<\/p>\r\n

The acronym TS<\/strong> stands for Transport Stream<\/strong>, and it is essentially a digital container format that holds audiovisual data. The TS format uses MPEG-2 compression standard, and as such, its quality is at par with other popular formats such as MP4.<\/p>\r\n

Being a packetized format, i.e., it can carry data in the form of packets. Each packet is 188 bytes in size, which has two major advantages. One, the small packet size allows the stream to be interleaved with less latency, and two, it provides greater resistance to errors.<\/p>\r\n

The TS format was originally developed for use in broadcasting at a constant bitrate (CBR), but is also used in DVDs, Blu-ray, and digital video cameras. When used in video cameras, the packet size is increased to 192-bytes because of an added 4 byte timecode (TC).<\/p>\r\n

After understanding what a TS file means, we can choose from the multiple solutions listed below so that you can resume your day-to-day work on the computer. The solutions will help you recover the TS files, even if you forgot to save them properly. Let\u2019s get to the actual file recovery solutions listed in the sections below.<\/p>\r\n

<\/span>How to Recover Deleted TS Files<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

There are various ways to recover deleted TS files. The best part is, that you don\u2019t need to be an expert PC user to perform any of the steps.<\/p>\r\n

Before that, you can greatly increase your chances of retrieving all your lost TS files, by keeping in mind the data recovery tips listed below:<\/p>\r\n