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How to Fix Photoshop “An Unknown or Invalid JPEG Marker Type is Found” error

Updated on February 12th, 2021
Sumona Chatterjee
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Sumona Chatterjee
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Summary: Photoshop is the most versatile software used by the designers but working on it can be difficult sometimes. There can be multiple errors such as “An Unknown or Invalid JPEG Marker Type is Found” that we face in Photoshop. Not being able to edit or enhance your valuable photos with special effects in Photoshop is not only frustrating but can also affect the quality of your work. So here, we bring a few effective solutions to fix the unknown or invalid JPEG marker error.

Problem: I have some images that don’t open in Photoshop CS. I get an error, ‘Could not complete your request because an unknown or invalid JPEG marker type is found.’ Although I can see their preview in my browser. How can I get around to access the pictures in PS?

Solution: You have not saved the JPEG image file in a proper format. For instance, if you save a JPEG file in a TIFF format, it will preview as a thumbnail but will show invalid JPEG marker error when you try to open in PS.

To know in detail how you can fix the ‘invalid JPEG marker type is found’ error…read on this post further.

In spite of the images being viewable on computer drive or browser, Photoshop users commonly face the error – ‘unknown or invalid JPEG marker type is found’ when they try to open a picture in it.

Contents

  • How to fix Photoshop JPG error ‘Unknown or Invalid JPEG Marker Type is Found’
  • None of the methods work! Your image file may be corrupt.

How to fix Photoshop JPG error ‘Unknown or Invalid JPEG Marker Type is Found’

fix JPG unknown or invalid marker type is found

Since the error is usually related to a wrong file format and extension, the troubleshooting involves correcting the extension, changing or renaming the image file. The invalid JPEG marker issue can also occur due to faulty hardware. So troubleshooting your PC hardware may also be one of the ways out.

Methods to fix ‘Unknown or Invalid JPEG marker’ error
  1. Change the image file extension
  2. Rename the image file
  3. Convert the image to a different format
  4. Open the file in another photo app
  5. Run hardware troubleshooting

Method 1: Change the image file extension

When you save an image file, the extension is added automatically. However, if you add the extension manually, then either it may have two extensions like filename.pdf.jpg or you might enter a wrong extension. To access a photo, the file extension should match the actual image file type.

So, view the file extension and make the required change. Remove the last extension that you added, if you see two extensions. Ensure the JPEG file has correct .JPEG or .JPG extension.

How can you view the file extension of your image?

File extensions are hidden by default on your computer. You can change the settings to view them.

Show file extension on Windows 10

Steps for Windows 10 users

  • Go to Control Panel > File Explorer Options
  • In the File Explorer window click on View tab
  • Uncheck box to Hide extensions for known file types
  • Click OK

Steps for Mac users

  • Go to Finder > Finder Preferences > Advanced
  • Select Show all filename extensions

Method 2: Rename the image file

Renaming the image file along with its extension can often fix errors. You can always roll back to the original file name later anytime.

Steps to rename the photo

  • Right-click on the JPEG photo
  • Select Rename
  • Change name and enter extension to JPEG or JPG

Now try to open this image in Photoshop. The invalid JPEG marker type error should not appear.

Method 3: Convert image to a different format

If correcting the extension and renaming didn’t help, change the image format. Converting to a different file format like BMP or TIFF often fixes unknown JPEG marker error. You can use online image converter tools or your Windows or Mac computer’s built-in options.

Steps to convert image file format in Windows Paint

Convert image file format in Windows Paint
  • Open Paint
  • Go to File >Open and select the image
  • Go to Files. Click Save as
  • Scroll down Save as type field
  • Choose the file extension you want to convert to
  • Click Save

Method 4: Open the file in another photo app

Open the image facing ‘invalid jpeg marker type is found’ error in the photo app on your computer. You may use Photos on Windows or Preview on Mac.

Next, save the photo again as a JPEG image within the app. Now try to open the image in Photoshop to see if the invalid JPEG marker issue is fixed or not.

Method 5:  Run hardware troubleshooting

If the above methods don’t work, check if your computer hardware is working fine or not. Issues with your USB, cable, external hard drive, etc., can cause ‘Invalid JPEG marker type’ error.

Run a hardware troubleshooting. It will automatically fix the hardware issue, if any.

Steps to PC hardware troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Hardware and Sound Configure a device
  • Go to Control Panel on your Windows 10 PC
  • Click on Troubleshooting > Hardware and Sound > Configure a device
  • Click Next

Now, open the JPEG image in Photoshop and check if the JPEG error is resolved or not.

None of the methods work! Your image file may be corrupt.

If none of the above methods could fix the JPEG marker error, chances are your image has turned corrupt. Use a Professional Jpeg repair tool like Stellar Repair for Photo to fix the corruption in such JPEG files. The DIY photo repair utility repairs JPEG/JPG, TIFF, DNG, and RAW file formats of all cameras like Sony, Nikon, Canon, Olympus etc. It is easy to use and resolves broken, distorted, greyed-out, JPEG marker error and many other complex photo issues

Watch this Video to fix corrupt or damaged JPEG Photos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsjRJoCDJRc

Hope this blog was helpful.

Do share your experience how you dealt with ‘An Unknown or Invalid Jpeg Marker Type Is Found’ error in the comments below.


About The Author

Sumona Chatterjee

Sumona is a tech blogger, avid photographer, & technogeek with vast experience in writing about media file recovery tips and tutorials. She has over 10 years of experience in media file recovery/media file repair technology. She is passionate about Photography, Creative Designing, Music, and Exploring lesser-known destinations.

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14 comments

  1. Kitty Fam says:
    December 30, 2019 at 10:55 am

    Thank you so much, it’s helpful for me! I had trying to open couple of jpeg photos in Photoshop the error occurred after convert the image file format as tiff now open the image!

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      December 30, 2019 at 2:26 am

      Hi Kitty, Thanks for reading our blog and sharing your experience with us!

      Reply
  2. Karen Hurst says:
    December 20, 2019 at 10:31 am

    Thanks you very much, For sharing the detail to fix this error I had been up for hours trying to finish something and all I needed to do was get a file into Photoshop but this error happened to ruin it all.

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      December 23, 2019 at 6:40 am

      Hi Karen, I hope you fix the issue. Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Michael Freeman says:
    October 23, 2019 at 10:14 am

    It’s happen with me I had couple of .CR2 Canon Raw files from a 5DS and some jpg file. When I can see the preview thumbnail is ok but double click them get a black screen. Any help would be appreciated!

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      October 24, 2019 at 3:08 am

      Hi Michael, I would suggest you can try our software demo version and see the preview of your repaired file. Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Ed Heaton says:
    September 20, 2019 at 10:24 am

    Hi Sumona, I had couple of .CR2 Canon Raw files from a 5DS when I click those switching full windows and I just get a black screen and when I open these raw image files on Photoshop in OS X its say “Unknown or Invalid JPEG marker type is found”. Any help would be appreciated!

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      September 23, 2019 at 2:29 am

      Hi Ed, I would suggest you can use the ways as we mentioned on our blog or you can use our software demo version and see the preview of repaired files.

      Reply
  5. Romanas Naryskin says:
    August 23, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Hi, none of methods worked for me when I tried to open jpeg file on server but still not opened I used your software to fix my the corrupt jpeg files. Thanks!

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      August 27, 2019 at 3:37 am

      Hi Romanas, Thanks for using our software and share your valuable feedback with us!

      Reply
  6. Rafael G. Lepper says:
    July 10, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Hi, I had accidentally deleted a couple of photo-files (jpeg) in Windows 10 when I transferring them to the external hard drive.

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      July 11, 2019 at 2:34 am

      Hi Rafael, I suggest you can try our software demo version and see the preview of deleted photos!

      Reply
  7. George McAuley says:
    June 20, 2019 at 10:16 am

    I had the same issue with some of jpeg’s files that won’t open in anything else on windows 10. I don’t know how these files are corrupted after find the solution on your blog and try the methods to fix this issue.

    Reply
    1. Sumona Chatterjee says:
      June 25, 2019 at 4:35 am

      Hi George, Thank you!

      Reply

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