dBase applications are used world-wide to develop web applications hosted on Windows server, middleware applications, and Windows client applications. The application supports .dbf file format. Corruption or damage in this file format can occur while you are opening, closing, or modifying the file. Few main causes for .dbf file corruption are discussed underneath:

• .dbf file header corrupted
• dBase application malfunction
• Operating system corruption
• File system corruption
• Virus hit

In most case of .dbf file corruption due to any of the above reasons, you receive an error message. This error message does not allows the user to view the data saved in .dbf file. In such cases, an appropriate way to resolve the issue is by restoring the file from an updated backup. However, if the backup fails to restore the required data (since it is not updated), the user need to repair DBF file. To systematically do so, the user needs an advanced third-party DBF repair software.

Such DBF repair software are readily available by just one click on the Internet. But, to select an effective DBF repair tool, the user needs to go through the trial versions of the software. The trial versions enable the user to preview all the functionalities of the software, user-interface, and repairable DBF file objects.

Stellar Phoenix DBF Recovery is a powerful DBF repair software that can repair DBF files created with dBase III, dBase IV, and dBase V applications. The software also repairs files created with MS Visual FoxPro (6.0 to 9.0) applications. The tool scans the DBF file by employing high-end scanning procedures and repairs DBF file components, including table name, column name, column data type, indexes, and primary keys.

Stellar Phoenix DBF Recovery comes in two versions – trial and complete. The free downloadable trial version of the software allows the user to preview the repairable DBF file components and the complete version allows the user to store them on your desired location.

Three simple steps to repair DBF files by using Stellar Phoenix DBF Recovery are discussed below:

1. Download the application, and select the dBase application and DBF file.

2. Click on 'Start Scan' option, available on welcome screen of the software.

3. Preview the repaired DBF file and save it on your desired location.