The file structure a DBF file contains of a header record followed by the data records. The DBF file header record, begin at file position zero and explains the structure of the table. The DBF file data records, begin a delete flag byte, contains exact data stored in the fields of the table. The total length of any record is calculated by adding the length of all the fields.

Like any other file structure, the DBF file structure can be corrupted or damaged. Corruption in DBF file structure occurs mainly due to logical factors like, improper system shutdown, virus hits, operating system damage. In most cases, you encounter the below error message after corruption of DBF file structure:

“Not a Database File”

The error message makes the data stored in the DBF file inaccessible.

To access the data saved in DBF file, an ideal way is to restore the data from an updated data backup. But, with inaccessibility of backup file or backup falling short to restore the required data, the user need to search for a powerful DBF repair utility. Such third-party utilities act as a life-saver by repairing the files quickly and easily. Built with advanced repairing methods, these tools are competent enough to repair DBF files post every logical corruption scenario.

Stellar Phoenix DBF Recovery repairs DBF files created with MS Visual FoxPro 6.0, MS Visual FoxPro 7.0, MS Visual FoxPro 8.0, MS Visual FoxPro 9.0, dBase III, dBase IV, and dBase V applications. Designed for almost all latest version of Windows operating systems including 7, Vista, 2003, XP, and 2000, the non-destructive repair utility safely recovers almost all DBF file objects.