Fixing "Address 0xADDRESS is not aligned" Error Message by:Mark Willium

Table corruption in MS SQL Server database can occur during opening

, closing, or modifying of the table. In most situations of database table corruption, users encounter an error message, which stops them from accessing the information saved in the table. The table can be corrupted either due to logical or physical factors. To access the information saved in the SQL Server table post its corruption, the user can restore the table from an updated backup. However, if the user has not created any backup or backup contains deficient values of the table, the user can repair the table using inbuilt repair command DBCC CHECKDB. The command, although successful in repairing table in most cases, can also result in loss of data from the table. To avoid any data loss, the user should opt for an effective third-party MDF Recovery application.

To explain the table corruption issue in detail, consider the below error message:

"Table error: Object ID O_ID, index ID I_ID, page P_ID. Test (TEST) failed. Address 0xADDRESS is not aligned."

ADDRESS field in the above error message is record offset on the page.

The above 'Table error' message occurs when the database table is corrupted and the SQL Server is unable to open that table. After the above error message flashes on the screen, the data saved in the table becomes inaccessible.

Cause:

The root cause of the above error message is corruption of SQL Server database that has changed the 4-byte alignment of the ADDRESS field.

Resolution:

Follow the below mentioned steps to overcome the above error message:

To get rid of physical damage issues, run a hardware diagnosis and identify the damaged physical component. Swap the damaged component with a new physical component.

However, if the error message is occurring due to logical corruption, run DBCC CHECKDB command with an appropriate repair clause. However, using the above command might cause data loss. To prevent data loss during database repair, you should opt for a commercial MDF Repair software.

MDF File Repair software ensure comprehensive, yet safe repair of corrupted MS SQL Server database. The algorithms used by these software prevent data loss from the database table.

About the author

I have completed my Ph.D in computer science and currently doing research on how to recover and repair corrupted database. During my research i found many third party software for several database recovery like sql recovery, sql repair, mdf recovery, mdf repair, db2 recovery, oracle recovery and many more. i am sharing my experience and knowledge with you all.

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