Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your DVDR file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert DVDR to another file type
To convert DVDR recovery files to another format, you need CorelDRAW or other Backup software.
Convert a file to DVDR
To convert other file formats to the "CorelDRAW Recovery File" file type, you need software like CorelDRAW or a similar tool.
About DVDR files
A .DVDR file is predominantly a drawing recovery file created by CorelDRAW, a professional vector graphics editor developed by Corel Corporation. When the software crashes or auto-saves a backup of your work, it generates this file to prevent data loss. Interestingly, the modern iteration of this file (making up about 71% of instances) is built on a standard ZIP architecture, while older versions (26%) use the RIFF format. A rare 0.9% of .DVDR files function as master disc images for DVDs. The main disadvantage of the .DVDR format is its strict, proprietary nature. It is heavily tied to the specific version of CorelDRAW that generated it. Because it is an incomplete or auto-saved state rather than a final export, most other vector graphic editors like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape cannot parse it out of the box. This locks your recovered artwork into an expensive software ecosystem that requires a paid subscription to access natively. Users usually want to convert a .DVDR file to CDR, PDF, or SVG to finalize their work or share it with non-Corel users. Moving to a standard vector format like SVG guarantees compatibility across modern web browsers and competing software. Because .DVDR is a proprietary backup container, standard online converters often fail to process it. Only the original software reliably reassembles the recovery state into an editable document. However, just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view its structure, and convert it when possible. Since many of these files are essentially ZIP archives, our analysis engine can detect the embedded objects and text. If supported underlying formats are found, viewing or extracting the raw graphical data may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your DVDR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert DVDR file to ISO, IMG, DMG, VHD, VMDK, VDI, HDD, QCOW, QCOW2, RAW, VBOX or OVA, you can use CorelDRAW or similar software from the "Drawing Recovery and Vector Graphics" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert VFD, DMG, OVA, IMA, VBOX, ADF, PVS, VHD, OVF, ISO, DSK or IMG files to DVDR, try CorelDRAW or another comparable tool in the "Drawing Recovery and Vector Graphics" category.
The DVDR Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our DVDR converter.