UnForm document libraries are robust and high-capacity file structures that
normally will not experience data corruption. However, in the event of system
problems, such as memory or disk errors, or power failures, it is possible for
the libraries to become corrupt, which can result in limited or failed access
to a library's documents.
The following repair options are available:
- Soft repair
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This option repairs key structures in library files. The library is not locked,
so users may continue to use the library.
- Soft repair with lock
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This option repairs key structures in library files. The library is locked to
provide maximum performance. Users will not be able to use the library while this
process runs.
- Rebuild categories
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This option recreates category indexes. The index file is briefly locked and purged,
then reconstructed. After the initial purge, users may again use the library, but
category indexes will not be fully available until the process is complete.
- Rebuild keywords
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This option recreates keyword indexes. The index file is briefly locked and purged,
then reconstructed. After the initial purge, users may again use the library, but
keyword indexes will not be fully available until the process is complete.
- Full recovery
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This option rebuilds the library from transactions in the library's recovery folder.
The library is locked, fully purged, and reconstructed. Users will not be able to use
the library while this process runs.
- Incremental recovery
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This option updates the library from transactions in the library's recovery folder.
The library is not purged, and only new transactions are added. This option is normally used for replication
purposes of a read-only library. The library is not locked during this process.
- Test recovery
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This option tests the recovery files in the library's recovery folder. It reads
all recovery transaction records and produces a log, but does not perform any
updates to the library. The library is not locked during this process.
Note that regardless of these library utilities, you should always maintain good backups
of your libraries, to provide recovery in the case of catastrophic disk or system failure.