Database Reference
In-Depth Information
File corruption may be obvious—like an error message telling you to recover the file when
you try to open it, or FileMaker crashing when you navigate to a particular layout or record.
There are subtler forms, too, like gibberish text suddenly appearing in a field or a record that
never sorts into the right position. With appropriate care and maintenance, however, you can
head off and even repair injury to your databases.
1.
Choose File
→
Recover
.
The Select Damaged File dialog box opens.
2.
Click the problematic database and then click Select
.
The “Name new recovered file” dialog box appears (
Figure 13-31
).
Figure 13-31. Recovery doesn't fix a file in place. Rather, it reads the damaged file and
builds a new copy of it, fixing as much as it can in the process.
3.
Choose a location to save the recovered file. Turn on the Use Advanced Options
checkbox
.
The aptly named Advanced Recover Options dialog box opens (
Figure 13-32
). You
see three methods for making that new copy of your file.
▪
Copy file blocks as-is
. Copies the database as-is without scanning for damage.
