How to fix a corrupted Lotus Archive (Local)

A. Close the Notes Client.
B. Locate the archive file; take note of the filename and folder location.

For example: e:\archive\my_archive.nsf

1. Go to the command prompt. To go the command prompt, go to Start –
2. Run, then type cmd and then Enter.
3. On the command-line, type cd\
4. Go to the archive location, for the given example type cd e:\archive
5. Type c:\progra~1\lotus\notes\nupdall –R e:\archive\my_archive.nsf, then press enter
6. The system will prompt for a password, the password is for the current or last Notes ID entered. Press Enter after typing the password.
7. When the nupdall task is finish, on the command-line, type c:\progra~1\lotus\notes\nfixup e:\archive\my_archive.nsf
8. Type the password of the current or last notes ID login when needed.
9. When the nfixup task is finish, on the command-line, type c:\progra~1\lotus\notes\ncompact –B e:\archive\my_archive.nsf
10. If the Notes password is required, just type the password and then press enter.
11. After the ncompact is finish, the repair is complete; you can now open the archive on the Notes Client.

Note: The duration of every task run on the above steps will vary from the size of the archive, if the archive is approximately 6 GB, it will take about 30 – 45 minutes depending on the speed on the computer.