HomeAlthough it is not usual for a casual computer user to use DBF file format as the preferred choice for storing information, these files are used by various other applications to store data and the information related to it. Very useful for storing header information, DBF files are used by various versions of dBase including dBase III, dBase IV and dBase V to store data files with added information about various attributes. If you are someone who uses programming languages like FoxPro, FoxBASE and Visual FoxPro or use applications made with the help of these programming languages, you must have noticed the widespread use of DBF files. While these files are so useful in storing data, like any other data file, these files too are susceptible to file corruption and data loss.
Today, file corruption and data loss is one of the biggest problems faced by computer users. Call it the lack of proper coding techniques followed by computer programmers or incompatibility issues and virus attacks, almost everyone is facing troubles with their files. If you too are a person who needs an effective solution to the frequent DBF file corruptions, you can make use of the various DBF repair utilities available in the market. One such utility that promises to take care of all your DBF file repair tasks is the Advanced DBF Repair utility.
Being an sophisticated DBF repair utility, Advanced DBF Repair has many features that are not otherwise seen in other file repair utilities. Supporting the repair of various DBF file versions, this tool can also repair DBF files that are created with memo or binary data fields. Users often face difficulty in opening and editing DBF files that are more than 2GB in size. This tool also comes with an added capability of splitting a DBF file or a table when a predefined size is reached so that users can easily use these oversized files.
It is seen many times that files get corrupted while transferring to an external media. Advanced DBF Repair allows its users to repair DBF files directly from the external media and saves the effort of copying DBF files to the hard disk. If you have a lot of batch files, you can repair them easily with the help of batch repair ability available in this tool. Integration with windows architecture allows this tool to add itself in the context menu so that its users can repair files just by right clicking on them. An efficient and affordable DBF repair utility, Advanced DBF Repair is a must for anyone who works with DBF files in a regular manner.