A small analysis on Entourage database corruption and recovery methods

Mac OS 8.5 or higher systems use MS Entourage as their primary email client, which is a member of the Microsoft office suite. Entourage seems to be a native Mac application that can effectively run on both, Intel-based Macs and PowerPCs. For corporate users, it is one of the most reliable applications to serve their email and calendar needs. It stores all user emails and other information in a monolithic database. This database may occasionally get corrupt due to various reasons, such as virus infection, hardware problems, application errors, etc. As a consequence, you face severe data loss. To overcome this problem, you need to Rebuild Entourage database through a reliable third-party utility.


Let’s assume a practical scenario. When you try to start MS Entourage 2008, you receive the following error message on your screen:

''The Database Daemon has encountered an unknown error. The daemon will need to quit, and Entourage may need to be force quit''


Grounds of the issue:
The primary reason responsible for the above error is corruption of your Entourage database. This may happen due to myriad factors, such as abnormal system shutdown, virus infection, system crash, corrupt installation of Entourage application, and corrupt Entourage identity.

Solution:
To easily overcome the issue and access all precious data saved in the Entourage client, you have to follow the below suggestions:

Rebuild the database by following the given procedure:
1.Quit all the programs.
2.Hold down the options key on the keyboard, and then open Entourage 2008/2004. Do not free up the Option key until you see the database utility window.
3.In the database utility window, choose the database, select Rebuild database, and then click Continue.
4.After completion of the operation, the following message appears on your screen:
''Your database was successfully rebuilt."
5.Select Done. Now, select Quit and start Entourage to see whether the problem is solved.

If the problem still persists, then try to use an updated backup. In case of backup unavailability, you should take help of a proficient third-party Entourage repair tool. These software perform close recovery of any corrupt or damaged Entourage (.rge) file.

Stellar Phoenix Entourage Recovery is a professional tool that efficiently repairs corrupt databases of MS Entourage 2004 and 2008. Furthermore, the software is compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard, and 10.4 Tiger.