Learn how to repair a damaged accdb or mdb file yourself:
- You can't open a Microsoft Access database because it's corrupted.
- A table or form has become inaccessible.
- Some records in a table are blank.
- Any problem related to corrupted databases.
Practical information provided by technicians, but intended for use by any Microsoft Access user.
10 data recovery tools for Microsoft Access files
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Comparison of data recovery utilities for Microsoft Access accdb and mdb files. In-depth analysis with tests, feature charts, screenshots and videos.
Unrecognized database format
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How I repaired 9 MS Access files that returned the error "Unrecognized database format". An article in the series "How I repaired 28 corrupt databases".
How to recover a MS Access table that has lost its definition
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When a Microsoft Access database becomes corrupt and one of its tables loses its definition, all of its records will also be lost. The only way to recover them is to create a new definition or import a compatible one from another database.
How to repair files in MS Access using “Compact and Repair”
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How to properly use "Compact and Repair" in a corrupt Microsoft Access file, and what to do if you can't get rid of all the errors.
How to find out if an MS Access database is irreversibly corrupt
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A hexadecimal editor is the way to go if you have a corrupt Microsoft Access file and need to check the severity of the damage and the chances of recovering the data.
How to recover missing objects from a Microsoft Access database
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When a Microsoft Access database becomes corrupted, some tables, forms, reports or Visual Basic modules may disappear and become completely inaccesible. Nevertheless, they could still be recoverable.
How to repair a Microsoft Access database by using “Import”
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Step-by-step mini-tutorial on how to use “Import” to repair a corrupt Microsoft Access database.
How to recover deleted tables and other objects from an MS Access database
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How to recover tables, forms, reports, queries or Visual Basic code, that have been deleted from a Microsoft Access database.
How I repaired 28 corrupt Microsoft Access databases
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The steps I took to repair 28 corrupt Microsoft Access files. How I identified each case and chose the appropriate repair technique by analyzing the file and looking at the error message. Research project.