How To Retrieve Data from Access MDB File?
Whenever we are talking about the database, MS Access is considered as the easiest way to create Database files. But technical as well as manual problems can cause corruption in Access Database File. In this blog, we will discuss how to retrieve data from the Access MDB file when they got corrupted.
MDB files are nothing but an extension of database file created in Microsoft Access. This file extension is now updated to ACCDB extension from 2007. MDB file is used to store any data on the database like contacts, events, tasks, etc.
ACCDB file extension is similar to the MDB file extension but having enhanced features and file attachments in it.
The task to repair corrupt MDB file is quite simple but becomes difficult when the Access database file is highly damaged. For those problems, we are discussing here in a brief about MDB file recovery.
How Access MDB File Corrupted?
There are several reasons behind database corruption because of which we are not able to retrieve data from Access MDB File. Some of them are:
- Malware/Virus Attack: The major cause amongst all causes of corruption in Database files are computer viruses and malware. Then we face the entire data loss problem overwritten by garbage values.
- Unexpected Power Failure: If any unexpected power failure like immediate shut down occurs while your file is open or in processing can cause corruption.
- Improper termination of Application: Closing the application suddenly without proper storing the file or immediate shutdown can cause database corruption. This scenario comes to view very often.
- Hardware/Software Failure: Unwanted disk failure, storage failure, incorrect file type recovery can occur which may cause hardware as well as software issues which tends to Access MDB FIle corruption.
Some Errors Showing Access MDB File Corrupted:
- Microsoft Access has detected corruption in this file.
- The database is in an unexpected state.
- The database ‘filename.mdb’ needs to be repaired or is not a database file.
- Microsoft jet database engine stopped the process because you and another user are attempting to change the same data at the same time.
Manual Ways to Retrieve Data from Access MDB File
There are multiple ways to repair corrupt MDB file or ACCDB File.
- Restore the file from backup(if created).
- Delete compiled VBA codes from the database using this command line given by Microsoft.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MsAccess.exe /decompile
C:\DatabasePath\FileName.mdb
- Microsoft provides a Compact and Repair option for MDB file recovery. Steps for the method are provided below:
- Open MS Access and go to the Database Tools-> Compact and Repair Database.
- Open the Database file you need to recover
- Processing occurs and the database got rectified.
These manual methods are useful for minor recovery but when minor corruption occurs in Access Database File it may fail. To resolve this problem, we have an automated tool which can easily and efficiently repair corrupt MDB file.
Master Solution To Retrieve Data from Access MDB File
To make Access database recovery more productive we have an expert solution SysTools Access Recovery Tool. With this software, you can easily repair MDB or ACCDB files without any limitations.
Here are the steps for MDB File Recovery
1. Install and Run the Tool on your machine.
2. Preview file data by clicking on recovered database Items.
3. Select and Browse the destination path to save data as CSV.
4. Click on Export to export data with or without schema.
Features of Access Database Recovery Tool
- Repair corrupt MS Access database Files.
- Recover and Restore tables, queries, macros, etc.
- Can Export database with or without schema.
- Restore corruption error due to exceeding MDB file size.
- Repair corrupt MDB file in MS Access 2013, 2010, 2007 and all below versions.
Conclusion:
In this blog, we discussed over MDB files, causes of its corruption and recovery methods.
Here, we explained some manual, built-in features and automated tool to retrieve data from Access MDB file. I hope that such information is sufficient for MDB file recovery.
