Chaturbate Content for Resale: Recover Lost Stream Highlights and Clips
Chaturbate content recovery for resale is an urgent priority for cam models who monetize highlights, tip goal recordings, and special stream clips through platforms like ManyVids, Clips4Sale, or their own storefronts. When recording software crashes, drives fail, or files are accidentally deleted, that monetizable content risks disappearing forever — unless you act fast with the right recovery tool.
Part 1. How Chaturbate Stream Recordings Get Lost
Broadcast recordings for resale are typically stored locally on a recording computer. Unlike live streams, the recorded files are not auto-saved to any cloud service unless manually configured.
| Loss Scenario | Common Cause | Recovery Possible? |
|---|---|---|
| Deleted recording folder | Manual cleanup of wrong folder | Yes — Quick Scan |
| OBS crash mid-recording | Power cut, app freeze | Partial — check .ts files |
| Formatted recording drive | Accidental format or OS reinstall | Yes — Deep Scan |
| Drive partition disappeared | File system corruption | Yes — Partition Recovery |
| Recording PC died | Motherboard or PSU failure | Remove drive; scan on new PC |
| Ransomware encrypted files | Malware attack | Depends on shadow copies |
⚠️ Warning: OBS Studio saves recordings in a proprietary .mkv or .ts format during active recording. If OBS crashes mid-stream, the final file may be incomplete or unplayable. Do not delete these files — tools like MKVToolNix can often repair the container, and Ritridata can recover previous completed recordings from the same drive.
Recordings saved by OBS Studio, Streamlabs, or hardware capture cards are all recoverable using data recovery software if files are still on the drive.
Part 2. Finding Where Your Recordings Are Stored
Before running recovery, identify exactly where your recording software saves files.
| Software | Default Output Path | File Format |
|---|---|---|
| OBS Studio | C:\Users[name]\Videos | MKV or MP4 |
| Streamlabs | C:\Users[name]\Videos | MP4 |
| XSplit | C:\Users[name]\Videos | MP4, AVI |
| NVIDIA ShadowPlay | C:\Users[name]\Videos\NVIDIA | MP4 |
| Elgato 4K Capture | C:\Users[name]\Videos | MKV, MP4 |
| Hardware DVR | Dedicated drive or SD card | TS, MP4 |
Check the settings panel of your recording software to confirm the actual output folder. Many creators change this path when setting up and then forget where recordings go.
💡 Tip: In OBS Studio, go to Settings → Output → Recording Path to see exactly where files are saved. If you cannot find recent recordings there, check whether the path still exists — folders are sometimes deleted during a Windows cleanup.
Part 3. Recovering Recordings with Ritridata
Ritridata recovers video files from all the common recording formats used by streaming software. The recovery process works the same whether the files were deleted, formatted over, or lost during a drive failure.
Step 1 — Stop writing to the affected drive The moment you realize recordings are missing, stop using the drive. Do not record new streams to it.
Step 2 — Connect to a secondary computer if possible Using the affected drive as a secondary device prevents your operating system from writing temp files to it during scanning.
Step 3 — Install Ritridata Download Ritridata and install it on your healthy system drive.
Step 4 — Select the affected drive Open Ritridata. Select the drive where OBS or your recording software saves output files.
Step 5 — Run Deep Scan Use Deep Scan for maximum file recovery. It finds files even when the file table is damaged or cleared.
Step 6 — Filter by video format Filter results to show MKV, MP4, AVI, TS, and MOV files. These are the dominant formats for recording software output.
Step 7 — Preview and recover Preview video files where possible. Select intact files and recover them to a different, healthy drive.
�� Tip: Sort recovered files by size to identify full-length recordings versus short clips. Resale-ready highlights are typically 5–60 minutes in length and should be 500MB to 20GB in size depending on resolution and bitrate.
Part 4. Repairing Incomplete OBS Recordings
OBS crashes can leave behind incomplete MKV or TS files that appear to be corrupted. These are often partially salvageable.
For incomplete MKV files:
- Download MKVToolNix.
- Open MKVToolNix GUI and load the incomplete MKV.
- Run the mkvmerge process — it can fix the container header and create a playable output file.
For incomplete TS files:
- Use VLC media player to attempt playback — TS files are transport streams and often play despite being incomplete.
- Use FFmpeg to convert:
ffmpeg -i input.ts -c copy output.mp4
🗣️ r/obs user: "My PC crashed during a 3-hour special stream. OBS left a .mkv that wouldn't play. Ran it through MKVToolNix and got 2 hours 47 minutes of recoverable footage. Not perfect, but saved most of it."
Part 5. Recovering Content from a Crashed Recording PC
If your recording computer died — motherboard failure, PSU failure, or OS corruption — your recordings are likely still on the drive. The drive itself usually survives the system failure.
Steps to recover recordings from a dead PC:
- Remove the internal hard drive or SSD from the dead PC.
- Purchase a SATA-to-USB dock or enclosure (available for $20–$40).
- Connect the drive to a healthy PC via the dock.
- Check whether the drive is detected in Windows Disk Management.
- If detected, browse to the OBS output folder first — files may be directly accessible.
- If files are missing but the drive is detected, run Ritridata Deep Scan.
- Recover all found video files to the healthy PC's drive.
🗣️ r/ChaturbateBroadcasters user: "My recording PC motherboard died in the middle of a big event stream. Pulled the SSD, put it in a USB enclosure, and all my recordings were sitting right there in the OBS folder. Did not even need recovery software — just the SATA dock."
Part 6. Ritridata for Resale Content Recovery
Ritridata recovers the full range of video file formats used in Chaturbate recording setups, including large files that span multiple gigabytes.
| Format | Used By | Ritridata Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| MP4 | OBS, Streamlabs, most software | Yes |
| MKV | OBS (default), Elgato | Yes |
| TS | Hardware capture cards, DVRs | Yes |
| AVI | XSplit, legacy software | Yes |
| MOV | Mac recording tools | Yes |
Download Ritridata and scan the drive where your recordings are stored. Preview video thumbnails where available, then restore to a safe destination.
FAQ
Q1: Chaturbate deleted my public broadcast archive — can I recover it? Chaturbate does not allow creators to download their own live broadcast archives directly. Recovery depends on whether you were locally recording the stream with OBS or another tool. Platform-side archive deletion is not recoverable through file recovery software.
Q2: Can I recover a recording that OBS failed to save correctly? Often yes. OBS leaves behind partial MKV or TS files even when a crash occurs. Use MKVToolNix to repair the container, or use Ritridata to find and recover the last known completed recording from the same directory.
Q3: How large are typical Chaturbate stream recordings? Bitrate and resolution vary, but a 1-hour 1080p stream at standard OBS settings typically produces files between 3GB and 15GB. Deep Scan handles these large files without issue.
Q4: What is the best way to archive Chaturbate clips intended for resale? Store master copies on two separate drives — one local, one external or cloud-based. Use Backblaze B2 or Amazon S3 for affordable cloud archiving of large video files.
Q5: Can I recover recordings from a NAS drive used as OBS output storage? Yes. Connect the NAS drive directly to a computer if possible, or scan it over the network if Ritridata supports network path scanning. Check ritridata.com for current NAS support options.
Q6: Does recording to an SSD instead of an HDD affect recovery success? SSDs with TRIM enabled reduce recovery chances if files are deleted and time passes before scanning. For recording drives, use HDDs or disable TRIM on the recording SSD to improve recoverability. Always scan as soon as possible after data loss.
Q7: My recording folder is empty but I never deleted anything. What happened? Check whether the folder path in OBS settings still matches where the folder actually exists on disk. A drive letter change (common after Windows reinstall or drive swap) can make OBS write to a different location, leaving the original folder appearing empty.
Q8: Can I recover files encrypted by ransomware using Ritridata? Ritridata can recover unencrypted previous versions of files if Windows Volume Shadow Copy was active before the ransomware attack. Encrypted files themselves require a decryption key, not recovery software.