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SharePoint Recovery When Database Repair Operation Fails

Does your Windows SharePoint Services website does not contain the parent Windows SharePoint Services website? Or few web pages do not have a parent website? Or the documents are missing parent document library?

Author: Gaurav Kumar

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If you encountering any of the above issues with your MS SharePoint database, then in most cases the database is corrupted or damaged. In most cases of corrupted database, a database user encounters an error message while trying opening it. In such situations, if the user has maintained a database backup, then s/he is safe. However, if in case there is no backup availability, then s/he needs to run an inbuilt repair operation – database repair. This database repair operation automatically detects and repairs most orphaned items in content database. While the operation is successful in most cases, it might fail in few situations. For such situations, only a third-party SharePoint Recovery application can help you repair the corrupted database.

Cause:

Few reasons responsible for corruption of any MS SharePoint databases are:

• Malicious software (virus)
• Unstable/Corrupt Operating system
• Closing database while it is performing some task
• Application damage

Few Common error messages that pop up when a database becomes corrupt are discussed underneath:

• The file is corrupt and cannot be opened
• The file is corrupt and cannot be restored
• The page has encountered a critical error

Few Prevention Techniques:

• Always create a complete online backup of your database on regular bases
• Never leave the database open, with no body to monitor it
• Never close the database when some operation is being performed
• Scan your PC without an updated anti-virus

However, if the user has not followed above prevention techniques and the database is corrupted, then s/he needs to follow the below steps:

• Use backup as the first remedy to overcome corruption
• In case of database backup unavailability, use database repair operation
• If that also fails, then use a third-party SharePoint Recovery utility

SharePoint Recovery Tool Information

A SharePoint Database Recovery utility helps a SharePoint DBA to overcome logical corruption in all cases. Such recovery tools use advanced, yet safe methods to repair a corrupted database. These SharePoint Database Recovery utilities help in recovering all kinds of information, such as, permissions, part links, metadata, and metadata.

Applied For:

• MS SharePoint Server 2007
• MS SharePoint Server 2010

About Author

Gaurav work as a freelancer and researcher for Data Recovery & SharePoint Database Recovery Software.
For more information visit: http://www.datarecovery-info.com/database-recovery/sharepoint-recovery.html

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