How to Restore Lost DBF Data Using DBF Recovery Tool?

Published by Jacob Martin on April 15, 2014

Is you DBF files (database file) display any error message or you unable to access them? If the answer is yes then immediately stop executing anything related to your database file because it may corrupt DBF file permanently. To repair and recover your database file you can use a recently created backup file, simply restore the backup file and restore DBF data. And if you don’t have any backup file or you unable to run backup file then try any recovery tool to make DBF file error free.

Corruption in DBF file is very common situation and it occurs due to many reasons such as virus attack, improper use of DBF file, hardware and software malfunctioning etc. If you are a DBF database user then you have to know more about this file format because by doing this you can prevent DBF file from damaging.

DBF stands for Database file it is very efficient and commonly used file format, this file is used many of the application to store and manipulate data. It is very famous among the application industry because of its efficiency, it frequently used in FoxPro, dBase (and it’s various versions), Visual FoxPro. This file is also used in many popular and interactive games such as Dragon Naturally Speak and more.

How DBF Files Get Damaged:

DBF file gets corrupt due to given reasons:

1. Fragile data structure – The data structure of a DBF file is prearranged through latter moving the sectors on the hard disk or they moving on the wreckage of the file about can reason the data gets corrupt very easily.
2. Interdependent nature of the data – Due to interdependent nature of data, this file can also   get damaged. If a single part of the DBF file gets damaged then it make whole database corrupt. This makes it very riskier because due to a slight damage to the file structure can harm the entire data and make DBF inaccessible.

Along with the above given cause of DBF corruption there are many other reason that may also turn a healthy DBF file into a corrupt DBF file. A DBF file display error on the screen after corruption Or it gets totally inaccessible. Errors or unexpected modification in the configuration of the program can affect the DBF file very slightly and so that file gets unreadable for regular DBF file readers.  And when user try to open it then it display ‘Cannot Open File’ error, or it display the garbage value to the user.

How to Repair and Recover DBF File

As we discussed in the first paragraph that if you have a recently created backup file then you can easily restore a corrupt DBF file. Creating backup file of DBF file and updating it on a regular basis is very important thing in the manner to make DBF file protected from any type of corruption. But in the case if you don’t have a backup file or backup file is outdated or backup file is also gets damaged then don’t get panic because nowadays technology makes all thing possible. To restore DBF file without having backup file you can apply DBF file repair tool, this tool is specially designed to restore a corrupt DBF file without any problem.

This tool is designed with very high technology and able to analyze the damage DBF file in small fragments, easily identify where different data fragments robust and also reorganize it in a readable manner.

So it is recommended that apply this recovery tool and restore DBF file, its user interface panel is very simple to understand so that anyone can easily recover their DBF file. After recovering DBF file using DBF repair tool you should make sure that corruption in DBF file don’t arise again. To avoid corruption you can apply the given steps:

1. Create a backup file of your database file and update it on the regular basis.
2. Use strong and updated antivirus tool, it give protection to the backup file and original DBF file from computer virus.
3. Make the copy of your backup file and store it any other place, in case backup file gets corrupt or deleted then you can use copy of it.
4. Always use the DBF file properly and don’t close it improperly.
5. Avoid improper shutdown by using UPS.