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+ | ====== DBF Repair And DBF Recovery - How To Restore Lost DBF Data ====== | ||
+ | Dbase has been hailed as one of the best advancements in the realm of developmental platforms. A large number of applications are designed using Dbase and its various versions, and as such rely on DBF files, the file-type designed to be used with Dbase and related application development programs such as FoxPro. While a great tool that exponentially speeds up the process of application development, | ||
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+ | How DBF Files Get Damaged: | ||
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+ | DBF files are some of the easiest ones to corrupt due to two reasons: | ||
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+ | In most cases, the damage occurs as the file is being saved. Errors or sudden changes in the configuration of the program saving the file can result in slight damages to the data being saved through various mechanisms such as double-writing. This makes the file unreadable for regular DBF file readers and opening the file results either in ' | ||
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+ | How DBF Repair Programs Work (At least the good ones) | ||
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+ | A good DBF recovery program has four qualities: | ||
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+ | - High Compatibility with various platforms, such as multiple version of windows. | ||
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+ | A corrupted file usually has very little ' | ||
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+ | Preventative Measures: | ||
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+ | Once you have recovered your DBF file using a good DBF repair tool, you should make sure that similar situations don't arise again: | ||
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+ | - Keep a copy of the file online - for example, you can email it to yourself from one account to another. Make sure that you email from one host to another, such as from a Yahoo account to a Gmail account. | ||
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