Every Mac user is familiar with Entourage application on Mac that is an email client just like the MS Outlook. It provides to send and receive emails, manage contacts and attachments. It also allows you to create journals and notes. All of the entourage items are saved in the Entourage database and if this database is corrupted due to any means then you won't be able to access the mails and other items. In some cases you are also not allowed send and receive mails. The only solution is to repair identity database in Entourage 2008. The Entourage application include some maintenance tool and with the help of them you can fix certain issues of it. They are verifying data base integrity, rebuild database and resetting database preference. You can try to repair entourage database by using this tool but before that you have to take some precautions mentioned below.
Precautions that has to be taken before Rebuilding Entourage Database
- Make sure that the Mac hard drive has enough space for the completion of rebuilding process.
- Rebuilding Entourage database in not a substitute for the backup so you must look for the backup first.
- The process needs an internet connection so that it can download necessary information from the server while repairing Entourage database.
The corruption of the Entourage database may have caused due to application error, virus infection, abrupt closing of the Entourage application, or illegal hacking of your account. If the rebuilding tool is able to fix entourage 2008 identity database corruption then it is fine otherwise you will have to reinstall the application and build a new database. Now you must be worried about the database item like contacts, attachments and other stuffs that will be deleted in the process. Well don't be as they can be recovered by using the Entourage recovery software. You just need to scan the Mac drive containing the database and it will show the preview of the of the database items that can be recovered. Just select them and they will be restored in the database files. The process of repairing identity database in Entourage 2008 is now complete and you can use the application just like before.
User Guide for Restoring Entourage Database
Step 1 : Install the Entourage recovery software and run on Mac.
Step 2 : Now select the database that has to be recovered and start scan.
Step 3 : When the scan is complete you will get the summary of it.
Step 4 : In the preview list you can view different RGE files
Step 5 : Click save repair from the menu bar.
Step 6 : Select the location where the database will be restored.