[GIS] File geodatabase not visible through ArcCatalog

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I get the error "There was an error exporting the layer. Invalid function arguments. FDO error: -2147024894 [GDB_SystemCatalog]" when trying to export data from one of my feature classes in my geodatabase in ArcMap:

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Additionally, I can no longer see my feature datasets in ArcCatalog as the gdb icon has become a folder icon. The gdb folder appears to be empty although I can still see files in it through windows explorer and I can see the data in the attribute tables through my mxd.

This also means I can't import any more data to the database.

Has anyone seen this type of problem before?

Best Answer

As commented by @johns you could try using the Recover File Geodatabase tool which:

Recovers data from a file geodatabase that has become corrupt.

but be aware that it:

can only recover simple feature classes and tables. Complex data and relationships will not be recovered.

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