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If the tape of a VHS gets pulled out a few inches, is there any way to salvage the VHS so that it still plays as it did originally? - Quora

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Why would the tape in an old video cassette recorder (VCR) get stuck while fast forwarding or rewinding, even though there is no physical damage visible on the tape itself? - Quora

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