LotusNotesRecovery Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a problem that is not covered by this FAQ, do not hesitate to contact our technical support team.
Can LotusNotesRecovery recover my Lotus Notes database(s)?
The effective way to find out if a Lotus Notes database is recoverable is to try the demo version of LotusNotesRecovery on it. Visit the Download Demo page to get a free copy of the demo.
Product specifications with lists of items recovered and not recovered is available at the Product Information page.
Always backup your original corrupted Lotus Notes database before proceeding with any recovery activity!
I have tried the demo. How do I decide whether to purchase the full version of LotusNotesRecovery?
You can decide this by evaluating the results of demo recovery. The demo version recovers a limited number of strings in each form, equal or less than 20 depending on the original number of strings. The remaining strings will contain "demo" text. Full version of LotusNotesRecovery will recover the demo-limited strings as well. Note that no additional forms or any other elements and features of the original corrupted Lotus Notes database will be restored by commercial version of LotusNotesRecovery if not present in demo output.
For more information see the LotusNotesRecovery online help.
What is the difference between Standard License and Enterprise License?
The license type refers to the number of copies to be used simultaneously. Standard license is intended for small business and individual use. One license allows one installation of LotusNotesRecovery and servicing an internal domain up to 50 computers. Primary user of the computer where the LotusNotesRecovery is installed may have another copy on their portable computer for exclusive usage.
Enterprise license gives the right to install two copies of LotusNotesRecovery and servicing an internal domain of 250 computers total.
Both types of license do not have any limitations on the number, size and authorship of the Lotus Notes databases to be recovered.
Please, note that to use LotusNotesRecovery in data recovery service you have to obtain the annually renewed Franchise license!
See License Information page for full disclosure and assistance.
Why do recovered files contain less data than the original Lotus Notes database?
This is normal. The damaged parts of your Lotus Notes database will convert to zero size on output. The other common reason of file size decrease is when some of features of the original Lotus Notes database are not supported and therefore appropriate data is absent from the resulting files.
Demo-recovered files mostly consist of demo placeholders than actual data from the original Lotus Notes database.
I'm getting an Internal Program Error while using LotusNotesRecovery. What can be done?
Please, run LotusNotesRecovery in a logged mode and contact our support team with detailed description of the problem and the log file.
To create log file, please hold the SHIFT key while clicking the Recover button on the toolbar or selecting the Recover: item in the main menu. You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+R after launching the program.
I'm getting an error message that there's not enough free space. Is there a workaround for this?
Yes, if there is other drive with free space available (2-3 times of the original Lotus Notes database size). Fix the Windows environment variable to use it. Do the following:
- Open System in Control Panel.
- On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables, then click the name of the user variable (TEMP or TMP) you want to change.
- Click Edit to change value.
- Set path to the location where temporary data should be stored (e.g., e:\).
- Restart computer for changes to take in effect.
- Run the software again.
You can also use the special environment variable called OFFICERECOVERY_TMP to set the directory where LotusNotesRecovery should store its temporary files. Use the method shown above to add/edit environment variable.
Is there any way to run LotusNotesRecovery from command line (through Windows Start -> Run menu)?
Yes, you can easily run LotusNotesRecovery from command line and use it in your batch sceneries. The format for this call is:
lnr.exe <original filename with path> "<path to directory to store the recovered file(s)>"
(without angle brackets).
Please, note that the directory for recovered file(s) should be created before starting the recovery!
Command line mode supports patterns ‘*’ (replaces group of symbols) and ‘?’ (replaces one symbol).
Processing of dxl files created by LotusNotesRecovery does not rebuild the database and/or produce any error messages. What is the problem with?
To convert dxl files into a new Lotus Notes database, run the batch file called runme.cmd. This file is placed in the same folder as .dxl files. The database will be created automatically from scratch.
You should submit a valid path to notes.exe file (without spaces) to batch file. If some error messages appear during processing of batch file and a new Lotus Notes database is not created, try to reinstall Lotus Notes.
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