Manage size of MDB files and protect them from corruption

Does the size of your MDB file is growing rigorously. If yes then control its size because a large sized MDB file gets damaged more frequently than the small sized MS Access database files. Yes, it has been proven that large sized files are more prone to damage. Imagine a situation when you are trying to access data from the MDB file of size 3GB and you get the following error message:

“3049 Cannot open database ''. It may not be a database that your application recognizes, or the file may be corrupt.”

Or

"The document abc.mdb caused a serious error the last time it was opened. Would you like to continue opening it?”

Reason

The main cause for the above-mentioned error message is the corruption of MDB file. The file is corrupted due to the large size of MDB file because large database file is more susceptible to damage. Once the MDB file is damaged, data stored in the file becomes inaccessible.

Solution

After the specified error message flashes on your computer screen, you come across the data loss. Now, the question in front of you is how to recover the lost data. Answer can be the database repair software for performing MS Access repair. Before telling you the procedure to repair the damaged MDB file, this article describes the method to prevent the size of MDB file from increasing.

One can prevent the MDB file from increasing with a high pace by using the Compact and Repair feature of MS Access. The Compact and Repair feature reduces the size of growing MDB file thus, protects the file from damage. This way you can take a precautionary step to protect the MS Access database file from damage. However, once the file is damaged you need either to repair the database file or have to restore the backup to recover the lost data. What if you do not have backup? Nothing to worry about even when no backup is available. Repair MS Access – database repair software are there to help you.

Kernel for Access – an advance, cost effective, and easy to use database repair and recovery software helps you repair the damaged MDB file without considering the reason of the file’s damage. The best thing about the software is it provides fast and accurate results. Kernel for Access repair and recovery software supports all versions of MS Access database, such as MS Access 97, MS Access 2000, MS Access 2003, and MS Access XP. Moreover, the software can be installed on any version of Windows operating system to recover the lost data.