Microsoft Access is a powerful database management system that can be used for almost all information management needs - an individual may use it to create a simple address list while an organization may use it for their complex inventory management system. This flexibility and widespread use of Access databases also means that they quickly grow in size, at times unnecessarily using up disk space. These databases may also require constant modifications, especially when they are being shared by multiple users, increasing the risk of data files getting corrupted.
When a database becomes damaged, Access typically detects this when you try to open the database, compact it or encrypt it and offers to immediately repair it. There are times, however, when Access does not detect any damage and yet you face problems in working with the database. At such times, the Compact and Repair Database utility in Microsoft Access is a useful tool that helps in not only optimizing but also repairing damaged database files.
Using the Compact and Repair utility is fairly easy and straightforward.
Step 1. Close all databases and request all users to close their databases.
Step 2. Now, from the empty Access window, choose Tools -> Database Utilities -> Compact and Repair Database.
Step 3. You will be presented with the 'Compact Database From' dialog box - select the database you want to compact and repair and click 'Compact'.
Step 4. In the 'Compact Database Into' dialog box, provide a new name for the compacted database and click 'Save'.
Step 5. Once you make sure that the new database is working, delete the old database and rename the new database by the old name.
Occasionally this effort to repair a damaged database fails and one looks for more comprehensive alternatives that will address various error messages as well as recover data. Advanced Access Repair from DataNumen, is a very intuitive and powerful Access recovery tool that provides fast and effective solutions to commonly found errors. Not only that, it attempts to retrieve as much of data as possible from your corrupt and damaged data files, by using advanced technologies. Advanced Access Repair can recover both the structure and records of tables in damaged data files even on corrupted media such as CD-ROMs; it can also recover deleted records and tables. In a great time saving feature, one can repair an entire batch of data files using this recovery tool. Advanced Access Repair is a must have for all those who use Microsoft Access extensively and want to safeguard the integrity of important data.
Using the Compact and Repair utility is fairly easy and straightforward.
Step 1. Close all databases and request all users to close their databases.
Step 2. Now, from the empty Access window, choose Tools -> Database Utilities -> Compact and Repair Database.
Step 3. You will be presented with the 'Compact Database From' dialog box - select the database you want to compact and repair and click 'Compact'.
Step 4. In the 'Compact Database Into' dialog box, provide a new name for the compacted database and click 'Save'.
Step 5. Once you make sure that the new database is working, delete the old database and rename the new database by the old name.
Occasionally this effort to repair a damaged database fails and one looks for more comprehensive alternatives that will address various error messages as well as recover data. Advanced Access Repair from DataNumen, is a very intuitive and powerful Access recovery tool that provides fast and effective solutions to commonly found errors. Not only that, it attempts to retrieve as much of data as possible from your corrupt and damaged data files, by using advanced technologies. Advanced Access Repair can recover both the structure and records of tables in damaged data files even on corrupted media such as CD-ROMs; it can also recover deleted records and tables. In a great time saving feature, one can repair an entire batch of data files using this recovery tool. Advanced Access Repair is a must have for all those who use Microsoft Access extensively and want to safeguard the integrity of important data.
