I cannot open an Access database

Gloria Warley · Rated PG Joined: 06 Mar 2015 Posts: 9 Location: Madrid

Hi everyone, I', writing this topic because I need some help.

I was working in an Access database when it closed and I lost all my work and all my data because the database has not reopened. I've tried with many tips that I showed on the web, but none of these worked even the Microsoft support page.

So, I guess the last option is a recovery tool, but I don´t know much about it. Maybe some of you could recommend a good software to repair a database in Access 2007.

Thanks!!!

**Ice Bank** · Mice Elf Joined: 11 May 2013 Posts: 1664 Location: USA

Can you run compact/repair on the database?

Tools > Database utilities > Compact and repair database

Gloria Warley · Rated PG Joined: 06 Mar 2015 Posts: 9 Location: Madrid

No I can not, the file is dead! I think that the only way is with a recovery tool.
Thank you for your reply.

Gloria Warley · Rated PG Joined: 06 Mar 2015 Posts: 9 Location: Madrid

A name? I've seen software companies like Stellar, Cimaware, Datanume, Kernel but I do not know which is better.

skarydrunkguy · Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:06:43 Post Subject:

Access in a pita. Do you get an error message upon attempting to open the file? Has the file size changed significantly (was 10mb now 100kb)? Are you sure you don't have a backup somewhere? Is shadowcopy enabled on your workstation?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:37:30 Post Subject:

Nah - don't pay for anything that might work - get Microsoft's free solution...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295334

Jetcomp... http://download.microsoft.com/download/access2000/Utility/1.0/WIN98Me/EN-US/JetCU40.exe

Gloria Warley · Rated PG Joined: 06 Mar 2015 Posts: 9 Location: Madrid

The file does not open and show this message: "The file is not in the correct format for a Microsoft Office Access project."

Unfortunatly my brother did not activate the shadowcopy!

Sorry, but I said that support Microsoft does not work., thanks anyway for your reply. At this point I'd rather pay to lose my data.

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:32:15 Post Subject:

Nah, if that didn't work you might as well just start typing it over again from memory.

Gloria Warley · Rated PG Joined: 06 Mar 2015 Posts: 9 Location: Madrid

Hi again,
Finally I could recover all my data with AccessFIX, I tested other software as Datanume or Stellar and also works fine, but AccessFIX could recover more macros and modules. I also decided to use this software because I could find a 30% off coupon code. Thanks for help me, regards!

byronpaul · Rated PG Joined: 31 Oct 2017 Posts: 12

Hello Gloria, I have some problem my Microsoft Excel can fix my problem with the Access Fix software?