topic Re: Feature Class Crushed in Data Management Questions

Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:42:34 GMT

I edited a feature class in a File GDB using ArcGIS 10.2 (renamed a column in ArcCatalog, recalculated field values, etc), then I closed the mxd.

Then the mxd couldn't be opened ("ArcGIS Desktop has encountered a serious application error and is unable to continue").

And the feature class I edited couldn't be loaded and couldn't be double clicked ("ArcGIS Desktop has encountered a serious application error and is unable to continue").

There is only "copy" shown by right click the feature class (but nothing can be copied).

What to do to access this feature class?

Re: Feature Class Crushed

IanMurray — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:15:13 GMT

You can try to recover the fild GDB with the Recover File Geodatabase Tool.

ArcGIS Help 10.1

Re: Feature Class Crushed

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:23:46 GMT

Ian...with the issue with geonet right now, your link goes to the main help doc....10.3 versions seems to work ok if you can find the equivalent ...or show the text. I would like to read about this tool too.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

IanMurray — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:33:41 GMT

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00170000017p000000

I posted the bare url, copy paste should do fine.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:36:23 GMT

Here is the newest url for this tool

Recover File Geodatabase—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: Feature Class Crushed

IanMurray — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:43:16 GMT

Thanks Robert,

What the best way to find tool help for 10.3, I know google searching with the tool name and arcgis 10.3 turned up nothing for me, where as the same search with 10.2 brought up the link as the first result. I'm still on 10.2, but for referencing for people who need 10.3 documentation, I find it a pain.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:47:26 GMT

Ian,

The whole format of online help has changed but for Desktop here is the main link:

ArcMap | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:19:25 GMT

Recover File Geodatabase Tool doesn't work, resulting empty for that feature class.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

DuncanHornby — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:42:53 GMT

I once had a problem with a file geodatabase caused when I tried to compact it. As the recovery tool has failed for you, this is worth at least a look?

https://community.esri.com/thread/26108#post261837

Re: Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:58:18 GMT

There is no *tmp.* (Method 1).

Method 2 didn't work for me too.

Below is the crushed feature class in a file GDB.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

DuncanHornby — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:12:11 GMT

Just looking at your screen shot I would never have used the file path naming convention you have used! You have a long folder name with multiple hyphens and spaces. Try copying the file geodatabase folder (Data_1.gdb) with windows explorer to say a much simpler folder structure like c:\temp and see if you can open/recover it from there?

Re: Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:21:25 GMT

There was no problem working in the same place for 2 weeks.

And I tried copying the file geodatabase folder (Data_1.gdb) to:

U:\HollyZ\Projects\Data_1.gdb

Not working.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

Ross_PaulMartin — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:09:15 GMT

Holly,

This may seem unorthodox, but you can try to export out the FBGDB to a different format such as personal geodatabase, then reimport back to your edit environment. Ditch the old MXD and start fresh with the new copy. Worst case scenario is that you disassociate the geometry with the tabular data into different database elements and then join them back together and export to build a new clean copy. We used to have to do this with corrupted ArcINFO coverages in 7.x era. It is ugly - but you don't loose your content.

Best of luck.

Re: Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:04:34 GMT

I am wondering if you could repaired the feature class (I can send it to you. about 1937 records)?

Re: Feature Class Crushed

Ross_PaulMartin — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:08:52 GMT

Holly,

I would love to as a private citizen, but I cannot in my role at the government. Send it to me as a zip file and I’ll take a look in off my hours.

Respectfully,

Ross Paul Martin – County GIS Manager

Cell 858-334-3829

Re: Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:17:16 GMT

The crushed feature class was attached. Thanks!

Re: Feature Class Crushed

Ross_PaulMartin — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 23:43:09 GMT

Its Fixed. Holly I think it may have been something to do with the create features element of the MXD itself. The data copied over and was rebuilt - no trouble. I was able to place it in a new geodatabase and then test edit it in a newly created MXD. I included a shapefile output as well - just in case there are additional problems. Now you'll always have the geometry.

Sometime the old ways are the best way

Re: Feature Class Crushed

HollyZhang1 — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:39:32 GMT

It is great!

Thank you soooooooooooo much!

It is not the mxd problem. The feature class couldn't be loaded or double click or right click in ArcCatalog.

I don't think I can do this: "The data copied over and was rebuilt - no trouble".