{"id":12411,"date":"2020-04-09T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T09:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=12411"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T11:18:59","slug":"compact-and-repair-access-database-is-not-working-how-to-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/compact-and-repair-access-database-is-not-working-how-to-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Compact and Repair Access Database is not working \u2013 How to Fix It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: 2px dashed #eeeeee; height: 212px;\" width=\"826\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #eee; text-align: justify;\">Summary: <strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>If an\u00a0Access database file gets corrupt or damaged, MS Access has a built-in Compact and Repair utility to resolve such issues. However, sometimes, this utility fails to repair the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/access-database-repair.php\">MS Access database<\/a> (.accdb) file due to various reasons. In this post, we\u2019ve discussed an alternate solution to repair the MS Access database when Compact and Repair do not work. <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/gle\/access-repair\/StellarRepairforAccess.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/free-download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Quick Solution:<\/strong>\u00a0Try using Stellar Repair for Access software to repair corrupt Access database (.accdb\/.mdb) files in a few clicks. The software is designed to help users perform the Access database repair process without technical support or monitoring.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\">Microsoft Access 2019, 2016, and lower versions till 2007 store database in the form of .accdb file. MS Access database file (.accdb) may get corrupted or damaged due to many reasons. Some common causes behind MS Access database damage or corruption\u00a0are:<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>MS Access db file exceeds the specified size limitation<\/li>\n<li>Failure of hardware or software<\/li>\n<li>Multiple users simultaneously working on the database (.accdb) file<\/li>\n<li>Sudden shutdown of system or power outage<\/li>\n<li>Incompetent or ineffective database design or structure<\/li>\n<li>Frequent addition or deletion of data from MEMO fields<\/li>\n<li>Virus or malware attack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When your MS Access database becomes corrupt or damaged, you cannot access the database (.accdb) files, thus forcing you to halt your important work. In such a situation, you need to look for a solution on how to repair the Access database file. You can try using the Microsoft Access\u2019 built-in Compact and Repair utility to repair a damaged or corrupt Access database. The \u2018Compact\u2019 feature helps you to reduce the size of the database by eliminating the unused space. On the other hand, the \u2018Repair\u2019 function helps in fixing minor corruption issues in the database files.<\/p>\n<p>At times, the utility fails to fix the issues with the database file due to severe corruption\/damage in the .accdb file or any other reason. When such a situation arises, you need to look for an alternate solution to repair your corrupt or damaged MS Access database file.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Repair MS Access Database when Compact and Repair Utility Fails?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If the \u2018Compact and Repair\u2019 utility fails to resolve the issues and you urgently need to repair your MS Access database, a better alternative is to use a powerful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/access-database-repair.php\">MS Access database repair tool\u00a0<\/a>such as Stellar Repair for Access. This is an advanced tool that can easily resolve all types of corruption issues in MS Access database. It helps you fix corrupted or damaged.ACCDB files and recover all the objects in the database in few simple steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are several benefits of employing the Stellar Repair for Access tool:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Repairs Access database corruption occurring in all database objects such as tables, forms, deleted records, macros, indexes, linked tables, modules, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Recovers deleted tables, attachments, long number data type, etc.<\/li>\n<li>It also\u00a0recovers deleted table records.<\/li>\n<li>Provides a preview of the database objects before saving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\">Let\u2019s now understand the functional criteria of this Access Database Repair software.<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Steps to Repair Corrupted MS Access Database<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Download<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>install<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>launch<\/strong>\u00a0the software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0In the\u00a0<strong>Select Database<\/strong>\u00a0window, click\u00a0<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Search<\/strong>\u00a0to select the corrupted\u00a0<strong>MS Access database file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Select-access-database-file.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Select-access-database-file.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Select-access-database-file-300x281.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Select access database file\" width=\"477\" height=\"446\" \/><figcaption>Figure 1: Select Database Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0You can select \u2018<strong>Scan for Deleted Records<\/strong>\u2019 option to recover items that have been deleted from the database.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Scan-for-deleted-records-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Scan-for-deleted-records-2.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Scan-for-deleted-records-2-300x281.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Scan for deleted records\" width=\"477\" height=\"446\" \/><figcaption>Figure 2: Scan for Deleted Records Option in Select Database Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Once the file is selected, click the\u00a0<strong>Repair<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<p>The software will scan the database file and enlists all the recoverable objects. You can check the preview of all the repairable database objects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/6-1024x528.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"Preview of repaired database\" width=\"1032\" height=\"532\" \/><figcaption>Figure 3: List of Recoverable Items<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 Step 5:\u00a0<\/strong>Click\u00a0<strong>Save Database<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>File<\/strong>\u00a0menu to save the database objects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0When\u00a0<strong>Save At<\/strong>\u00a0window appears, select the location to save the recovered file, and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/save-at-window.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/save-at-window.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/save-at-window-300x155.jpg 300w\" alt=\"saving repaired access database file\" width=\"419\" height=\"217\" \/><figcaption>Figure 4: Save at Window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 7:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Click\u00a0<strong>OK,\u00a0<\/strong>when the repair process is completed successfully message appears.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/repaired-completed-message.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/repaired-completed-message.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/repaired-completed-message-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/repaired-completed-message-320x151.jpg 320w\" alt=\"repaired selected database completed\" width=\"443\" height=\"209\" \/><figcaption>Figure 5: Repaired Process Successfully Completed Message<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This way, the ACCDB repair process can be executed to recover data from even highly damaged Access database files.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although Compact and Repair is a useful built-in tool offered by Microsoft, this feature at times becomes unavailable or does not work while repairing the corrupt or damaged database files. In such a situation, you are left with no other option than to deploy a professional tool such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/access-database-repair.php\">Stellar Repair for Access.<\/a> The software can help you repair damaged or corrupt MS Access database (.ACCDB) files and recover the entire database objects in a quick and risk-free way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: \u00a0If an\u00a0Access database file gets corrupt or damaged, MS Access has a built-in Compact and Repair utility to resolve such issues. However, sometimes, this utility fails to repair the MS Access database (.accdb) file due to various reasons. 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