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In an MS SQL table, a text node is used to save the data that is stored in the rows of the records. Every text node contains a parent node and is formulated in either a B-tree or a heap format. At times, when the text node becomes damaged then you are unable to access the data in the tables. Such problems can occur due to various issues such as virus infections, hardware malfunctioning, database header corruption, etc. You should perform appropriate workarounds to repair MDF file ...more
Author: markwillium
Posted in: Data Recovery
Comments: 0Database pages in an MS SQL Server database are that basic unit of storage, which store the information in the records. These pages consist of eight bytes and eight contiguous pages constitute an extent. At times, these pages do get corrupt thereby disabling you to read through the pages. Such scenarios appear because of various MDF file corruption reasons such as virus infections, hardware damage, abrupt system shutdown when the database is open, etc. The possible way-out is to look for the rea ...more
Author: tanviPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Are you facing problems when you work on the MS SQL Server 2000 database? If yes, then do check out to see if the error messages are suggesting problems in the page definitions of the database. If this is indeed the case, then you should find out the reason of page corruption and try to address the problem. If you are unable to fix the issue, then I would suggest you to use third-party SQL database reco ...more
Author: tanviPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Write-caching is the best way to improve data write and read process of your Microsoft SQL Server. It enhances the data reliability and makes the database transactions faster. However, in some situations, it may also lead to database inconsistency and database corruption. The problem generally occurs if Microsoft Exchange Server computer shuts down abnormally before successful completion of particular transaction. In such situations, entire database become inaccessible and you encounter severe d ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Microsoft SQL Server enables you to create tables for short term uses. Such tables are known as Temporary Tables that are usable only for a particular session. MS SQL Server supports two types of temporary tables- Global temporary table and Local temporary table. However, under some situations, you may encounter database corruption errors while running queries on the temporary tables. The corrupt SQL Server database (MDF or Master Database File) can not be accessed by any means and leads to seri ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Are you getting system-level errors while accessing your Microsoft SQL Server database? Are you unable to perform any I/O (Input/Output) operation on your database? Well, the problem generally occurs due to either conflicts of Windows API used by SQL Server or SQL Server database corruption. It leaves your database in an unusable state and leads to severe data loss situations. In order to get your mission critical data back in such cases, you must go for ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Microsoft SQL Server uses indexes to effectively manage the database and improve its performance. It helps database manager to easily locate the specified table and extract it. However, in some situations the indexes may get damaged due to high fragmentation and database may become inaccessible. To overcome such issues, SQL Server provides you a tool, called DBCC DBREINDEX, to rebuild the database inde ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Are you getting out-of-range or invalid data errors while accessing Microsoft SQL Server database? When you create a table in MS SQL Server, you need to specify the data types, size, and type of values that you can store in particular table. In case you store invalid data in any table, you may face this problem. The problem can also occur if database table is damaged and SQL Server application is unable to read it. This behavior causes data inaccessibility and data loss. At this stage, you are r ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0MS SQL Server 2000 is used to provide enterprise solution in many reputed organizations. The primary reasons behind this are that it is simple to use, scalable for huge databases, provides strong support for demanding situations, etc. However, having said that, the database tables may sometimes become corrupt thereby disabling you to use it properly. Such issues can occur due to virus infections, power outages, damaged hardware components, etc. You should inquire for the cause of the corruption ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0In SQL Server databases, an Index Allocation Map (IAM) page is a page type that stores the details about the extents, which is a collection of eight pages. These IAM pages are used to navigate through the heap, thereby making the searching process much faster. Well, at times these IAM pages do not exhibit the desired working due to database corruption. Database corruption can occur due to various reasons such as power outages, human errors, damaged hardware components, virus infections, etc. You ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Microsoft periodically introduces updates for its products, including MS SQL Server. The updates are generally provided in the form of Service Pack. Major updates are usually offered with new versions. You can get improved performance and security features by installing the latest updates. However, in some situations, installing updates on Microsoft SQL Server can make your SQL Server database inaccessible and cause critical data loss situations. You can not access some specific tables. In such ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Microsoft usually recommends you to use a SAN (Storage Area Network) or locally attached hard drives to store your MS SQL Server database (MDF or Master Database File) because it optimizes the reliability and performance of Microsoft SQL Server. Use of the network database files (the files stored on NAS [Network Attached Storage] or networked server) isn't enabled for MS SQL Server. However, this configuration may damage your SQL Server database in some cases of system failure. In such situation ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0The paging feature in SQL Server databases is used to logically split large portions of data into manageable pages. These pages are contiguously associated with each other and can be addressed from one another. However, sometimes because of corruption in the databases the pages do not work in a desired manner. Such situations can occur due to various reasons such as virus infections, power outages, damaged hardware corruption, etc. You should try to ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0In SQL Server 2008, the concept of FILESTREAM has been introduced. It enables you to store and manage large and unstructured data such as multimedia files, Word documents, etc. By doing this, it ensures that the performance of the SQL Server is not downgraded. However, some problem may occur in the FILESTREAM column directory that can make the database corrupt. This problem can appear due to various reasons such as virus infections ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: SoftwareComments: 0In Microsoft SQL Server, if any transaction violates the integrity constraints during execution, database inconsistency occurs. The transaction leaves your MS SQL Server database in illegal state and it gets aborted with an error. Database inconsistency leaves your MDF (Master Database File) in an unusable and inaccessible state, which can lead to serious data loss. In such cases, a valid and updated backup come for your rescue. You can easily restore all your valuable data from current backup a ...more
Author: markwilliumPosted in: Data RecoveryComments: 0Microsoft SQL Server includes an inbuilt utility, called DBCC CHECKDB, to check the consistency and integrity of MDF (Master Database File). However, sometimes the DBCC CHECKDB process does not complete successfully and can not fix the associated issues. Database inconsistency can make the SQL Server database inaccessible and lead to severe data loss situations. In such cases, you need to recover SQL database, in order to extrac ...more
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