To those unaware: DO NOT use Wondershare.
This is my attempt at not violently slandering wondershare to the ground on every platform imaginable.
I did a fair bit of research before paying for UniConverter. I’m just naturally untrusting of anything said on forums.
Despite my lack of better judgement, I decided to go with the name I recognized and not one of the lesser known options. BIG MISTAKE.
I was doing a PC wipe trying to reconfigure file locations and where my videos were stored. I’m a college age hobbyist. That said, I squeeze as many hours of recording, editing, and content creation into my days as possible. So for the last 4-6 days I’ve been prepping for the actual pc reset. Backing up files, compressing where I can.
I wanted to find a reliable way to safely compress the files that wasn’t just .zip, as many of you may know, the process takes time. Time that I didn’t have to babysit my PC in storm season with my work and studies. So I bought UniConverter, but only after having watched close to 20 videos speaking about it. Some from their page, some from “unprompted” tech creators, and even the ones that are intentionally too harsh. At the end of the day, I went for it. I’m a big name kind of person. And in the past, despite some troubles, that’s worked out for me.
WonderShare is the exception.
So, if you’re considering using UniConverter to save time on your compression. Know this:
YOU WONT BE ABLE TO RELIABLY DECOMPRESS THE FILES. Despite their official YouTube saying otherwise.
TL:DR
I was an idiot and fell for false marketing, and lost 50gb of footage, and a week of work. DONT USE WONDERSHARE.