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HI:
I had a archived copy of my email on the local system. Due to some problem my C: drive of the system got corrupted and i had already taken one copy of my archive folder. After reinstalling the OS and Lotus Notes now i have kept the archive copy in the same folder DATA\Archive\batabasename. Now when i try to access the archive it gives message a " DATABASE is corrupted --- cannot allocate space""
I tried to move the archived copy of the DB to server and applied following commands but non of them worked..
Load compact databasename -c
Load updall databasename -c
Fixup
I have Lotus version 7
Any idea?
Thanks!

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Brief summary and practical recovery notes for the "DATABASE is corrupted — cannot allocate space" situation. The original poster, , later stated the issue was resolved but did not post the fix. That error usually indicates the NSF's internal allocation/indexing metadata is inconsistent after disk-level corruption or an incomplete copy. correctly flagged that Notes 7 is long unsupported, and pointed to the vendor corruption troubleshooting guidance.

Common, safe recovery workflow (operate only on copies of the NSF):

  1. Make multiple independent backups of the damaged NSF before any repair attempts.
  2. Verify disk health, file permissions and free space where the copy lives; ensure the Notes ID with any archive encryption keys is available on the machine.
  3. Try opening the copy from another workstation or from a newer Notes/Domino install; creating a replica on a healthy Domino server (not just moving the file) can sometimes rebuild internal structures.
  4. If the database will open or partly open, create a fresh database based on the same template and transfer content in small batches (start with a handful of documents/folders). If UI copy fails, attempt export/import via DXL or structured export, or use a simple agent to pull data out incrementally.
  5. If incremental transfers fail and data is critical, try a reputable NSF-recovery product on a copy; test results on non-production copies before trusting recovered output.

Additional notes: large attachments, encryption, or mismatched ODS/client versions commonly complicate recovery. Because Notes 7 is unsupported, plan longer-term migration to a supported mail platform and adopt regular backup/replication for archives. Credit to and for their pointers; the above steps collect practical, low-risk actions that often recover the usable content without risking the only surviving copy.

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Member Avatar for rproffitt

The error message you supplied is only slightly off what I read at

A second problem is that support ended about 5 years ago. I'd think long and hard about moving off this software.

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See if the following article would help:

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Thank you guys for your feedback and help. Sorry, that long time did not respond. This is because the issue was solved and I forgot to tell.) Thank you!

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