How To Recover Corrupted DBF File Data
Database file is a type of a computer file that is most commonly used to store large amount of data and information. There are several database programs that can be used to create database files like, dBase, Clipper, MultiBase, dBFast, MS Visual FoxPro, CodeBase, dBXL, and Arago etc. whereas .dbf is the extension used to store structured data in database file. While most of the database program doesn’t need any of the user interaction with the file itself but those who are targeted at developers need constant interaction with the database file. As such, losing data stored in a .DBF file can have lead to loss of productivity.
Corruption of DBF file is not too common. However most of the errors occurred while saving and loading the file, there are few steps that you can take to prevent such damage. There are mainly two sign of damaged or corrupt DBF files:
- Lack of readable content, when you open the file and find nonsense or irrelevant content then the possibility is that file is corrupt or at least damaged condition.
- If the file not opening, you receive a ‘data file inaccessible’ or ‘cannot open file’ error the file is probably damaged or corrupt.
The most important thing is that how your DBF file is get corrupted there can several reason behind this like, Virus attack, Sudden system shutdown, Hard drive failure, Abnormal termination of the application, Outdated or faulty database program, Software or hardware malfunction etc.
Most of the newer OS have in-bulit instructions to prevent such corruption by ensuring proper saving of the files. Many of the newer versions of Foxpro and other platform have already taken so many preventive measures to avoid such damage. Usually it is quiet hard to find the exact reason of corruption of files, but when your dbf file is gets corrupted or damaged, you will get following errors:
- “File table.dbf does not exist.”
- “Access to table disabled due to previous error.”
- “Invalid database- please validate database.”
- “Table xyz has become corrupted. The table will need to be repaired before using again.”
- “Database file appears corrupt: Page xyz is of wrong type.”
- “Filename.dbf has become corrupted.”
You can try manual method for the recovery of data from the .dbf file but this can be quiet risky and the chances of losing your important data will be more in that. So it’s better to use DBF repair tool as it is the powerful and effective software to recover whole off your corrupted database file without damaging any data. This repair tool goes through the corrupted DBF file and into its unstructured data, and keeps the related data together where they belongs to. This restructuring of data allows the standard DBF file reader to understand the data more easily and open the file normally. This tool can easily recover all component that is included in the DBF file like table name, column name, and data types of all Binary indexes, columns, Indexes, candidate key, foreign key, , primary key unique key, and regular key.
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STEPS TO USE DBF FILE REPAIR TOOL:
Step 1: Download, Install and Run DBF File Repair software.
Step 2: Then you need to select database application and database file to repair and then click on the ‘Start Scan’ button to start the scanning process.
Step 3: Then scanning process is in progress, if you want to stop it then click on ‘Stop’ button.
Step 4: Then you need to select the destination path by clicking brows button from dialogue box. And press ‘OK’ button.
Step 5: Then you need to select the database by clicking ‘Brows’ button in which you want to save the recovered data of DBF file. And click on ‘Finish’ button.
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