How to Fix Error “Microsoft Office Access has detected corruption in this file”

Problem: This morning, I have encountered with corrupt mdb file. When I was trying to open, or perform any other action on access database, I got the following error message: 

"xyz.mdb has detected corruption in this file. To try to repair the corruption, first make a backup copy of the file. Then, on the Tools menu, point to the Database Utilities and click Compact and Repair Databsae. If you are currently trying to repair this corruption then you will need to recreate this file or restore it from a previous backup."

I also tried to access database window but modules and queries wouldn't open. 

Platforms: Access Database 2003

NOTE: As the error message indicates before taking any step important to create a backup copy of corrupt file. 

Suggestion: When you suffered with any database corruption error, DONT take it lightly. Take some proper steps to repair your corrupt database otherwise you may be unable to recover your database forever. 

Solutions: 

• First I tried Compact and repair utility to repair corrupt mdb file but had no effect.
• I had backup of my corrupt file then I tried to restore it from my backup but it also got failed. 
• After that I tried to create a new database file and importing all data from the old database to new database. But NO Luck!!
• After that I tried to import the few objects at a time so that I may find the object which cause the problem But still NO Luck!!
• I finally found a another solution decompile on a COPY of my database. But you can't imagine that this option also get failed, Today is my bad luck!! 
• In last only one option get left that is Third Party Access Repair Software. The Software repairs corrupt mdb & accdb files after most of the access database corruption errors. I can say now that this is the luckiest day of my life. This save my whole life data. 

Last Words:  You should try all possible repair solutions on copy of your corrupt database. If anything goes wrong then it will only affect database copy not the original database. So you can try any other solutions on your database to get back your data. BEST OF LUCK!! Hope it will help you to repair your corrupt database and file!!

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How to repair Access Database that mark as Suspect/Corrupted

Do you ever face the situation when your Access database gets corrupted? I have heard from many Access database users about Access database mark as suspect/ corrupted. 

Let me share the scenario why did this error occur: It may be possible when database is open and writing data and suddenly Access is incorrectly shut down. In this case the Jet database engine will mark the database as suspect or corrupted. This can be happen due to following reasons such as:

• You may have manually turned off the computer without first quitting Windows and access database.
• Due to power loss at same time when you were performing any action on access database. 

If any of these interruptions occur, Jet Engine may mark the database as corrupted.

How this happens:

When Jet begins a write operation, at this time it sets a flag. When the operation gets completed then it resets the flag. During this process if a write operation is interrupted, the flag remains set. In this situation, when you try to open that database again, Jet determines that the flag is set and reports that the database is corrupted or suspected. 

How to resolve it:

In this case, compacting or repairing the database (or both) can typically restore the database. Before using Compact and Repair Utility on a database, the following conditions must be met: 

• You must login with a/c that has Administer security permissions for all tables in the database.
• Enough disk space must exist for both the original and the compacted versions of the access database.
• The repaired or compacted database is renamed as the original access database after successfully completing Compact utility.
• During process of compacting, access database must be opened exclusively by Microsoft Jet to prevent any users from accessing and modifying the database during this process.

So these steps can surely help you to repair access database that mark as suspected/ corrupted. Despite your best attempts, however, you might not be able to repair your access database. Then you can try Access recovery software to repair suspected database. As there is demo version is also available through which you can easily examine the database and check how much database can be recovered by using demo version of the software. 

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Access Database get corrupted: An Important Information for every Single User

Access Database: Access is database software to store your valuable data in a organize way. You can create tables that help to organize your data. You can also create forms to input the data into the tables and then you can create reports that help to print selected info from the tables.

It is also possible that Access database get corrupted due to any reason then you need to be aware save database from corruption. Here I am sharing few answers which you may have faced Access database corrupted. 

What has happened? 

Between 19 Feb and 20 Feb, I have realized that there had been an "unknown error" displaying in the Access database. The database automatically shut down and my mind got stuck.

How has this happened?

I have asked many access users and all said they will reply to answer as soon as possible. Indeed, I have written mails to many access experts demanding an explanation of this error as well solution. It seems, though, that there has been severe corruption in the mdb file infrastructure. At the end, I got many mails with same message saying your database got corrupt!! They also suggested me to post my issue on numerous access help forum sites that provide solutions related to access database corruption & errors. 

What should I do about my database corruption?

While your database is getting shut down, there's nothing you can do with your database not even run compact & repair command So first you should immediately copy your database in to different drive & run access database recovery software on it. This software recovers database in most cases of database corruption without harm your original database.

What other precautions should I take?

Do whatever you want to do with your database but only on copy of your database. Don't perform any experiment on original corrupt file. 

Before performing any action take a backup of your database.

Find the exact cause of database corruption, it will help you to take better solution in database corruption case.

How will I know if my database has been corrupted?

A Database Corruption: There are many cases when database corruptions are hidden and are found only by testing & applying unique steps. There is also a severe database corruption case in which you are not able to be connected to the database. In some cases the database shows strange errors or when it is not possible to restore the database from backup copy also. These are some common database corruption symptoms.

Can I safe my database in future from such corruption:

It’s all depend on your usage of your database means how well you use your database. Here are some tips to prevent your access database form corruption:

• A backup is more than your data and compact regularly.
• Do not copy access file if your database is open.
• Don't Shutdown your system without closing Access database.
• Never allow users to modify the same file at the same time

These are some general terms, The database corruption is an issue facing every users in your life. There is always a question mark whether this database application can ever be 100% corruption free.

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Is Access Database Recovery Software Safe to Use?

It is one of the most common question being asked by users i.e. ‘Is it safe to use Access Recovery Software for corrupt Access file & object recovery’? I strongly recommended “YES” but some points are applicable. Users avoid some points when choosing access recovery software which are most consideration points in to account when working or choosing these tools. Users choose access recovery software as per their knowledge. I was surprised to see where 65 percent users reported that they could not recovered their important data and 35 percent reported that they are satisfied & recovered their data successfully. Here's another eye-opener. WHY 65 percent users were not satisfied with Access Database Recovery software? That is why it is very important to do full market research before choosing any software. 

What are the points that 35 percent users used, here are the list of that points:

Advanced Features CHECK: Each Access recovery software offers wide range of advanced features, such as support of access database files, ability to recover from all versions of Access database and so on. First try to analyze a feature set for each of them and choose the one that suits you best. Be careful, though, as some software offers a lot of useless and redundant features that are useless & will more distract than help.

User-friendly INTERFACE: Choose the software which have the simplest user interface, so that you don't have to waste your precious time on studying it. Look out for software that elegantly combines an easy-to-use interface with extensive set of useful functions. This may be crucial for downloading any database recovery software.

Recover Data PERFECTLY: Well, it's obvious that a database recovery tool should first of all recover data perfectly after that any other thing. It’s a good idea to first download a trial version which is free of cost & finds your lost file. If it fails to recover database, then it means something wrong may be not only with the database but also with the software.

Customer support OPTIONS: When choosing the database recovery software, also pay attention to its customer support options. If the support section has many forms like e-mail, phone, online chat etc then it invokes a feeling of trust and safety. You can call mail to customer support before purchasing the software & collect all the details about the software. OR you can also send your corruption case by mail & can get idea that the case can be repairable or not. 

On the positive side, a few users thought that this whole points has been seamless — even though other one find it will take a long time to figure out. But in my opinion, if you are consider whole points it will not take more than 15 minutes. So consider each & every mentioning point before using any database recovery software. 

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5 ways to say Goodbye to Access database corruption

Most Access database users complained that Access is susceptible to corruption. Here are some ways to help you to protect your database from corruption. The ways are understandable and useful which I explain here not only for technical users, but also novice user can easily use it. These ways can help you in future as well. 

Never forget to take “Backup”!!

It is mandatory to schedule and maintain a regular backup of access database on safe location in the drive. Never store it on the same hard drive with your database because if something went wrong with that drive, you’ll lose data as well as backup copy. You can also use backup software to perform backup process. But remember some backup software starts backup process even if they’re open. These process only increases the possibilities of corruption, so first close your database before you perform backup process.

Encrypt only when required!!

At writing time every page is encrypted and decrypted at load time. If your database gets corrupted then it is very costly & difficult to recover encrypted data. So use only when it is more required.

Schedule regular maintenance of your database!!

Every application should have some basic maintenance built in. Schedule regular maintenance within your database. You can set it weekly, monthly.  Through automatic backup and clean shutdown detection, you can maintain your database.

Compact Regularly!!

Regularly compact your access database. Compacting always improves database performance. The Compact and Repair Database option is available in the Tools group on the Database Tools tab. Set this option to database so that at the time of closing database will compact automatically. Be sure you should back up your database before compacting.

Don't use mismatched Versions of the Jet Database Engine!!

All access database version supports different Jet database engine versions. If you try to run different versions of the Jet Database Engine in your environment, it can also corrupt your Access database. 

Last but NOT least:

Test to ensure following points that mentioned in the article. If all things in your database appear good & backup copy is also fine then you just need to check you are using right Jet Database Engine or not. Use compact repair utility to make sure about the maintenance of database. If it completes, then the corruption issue get resolved. But it may be possible that database get failed or at least appear to be fail in the initial step. You may have received corruption warning message it means there is still something wrong with database. To overcome this problem you can use Access Database Recovery Software. This software easily recover corrupt database and save it on your defined location.

Please feel free to write your comment if you have any doubt.

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Why “This database is in an unexpected state” Error Message Pop Up & Solution of the Error

“This database is in an unexpected state; Microsoft Access can't open it...”

If you find this error message on your PC screen when you try to open MS Access database then it is impossible to open access database. But if you will follow some steps one by one the impossible word can be “Possible”. So here are the steps which you should follow to solve this error message:

First we should know “WHY THIS ERROR OCCURS”?


 

  

Possible Causes:

• This error message pops up when you are trying to convert Access database from a prior version of Microsoft Access by using the DOA compact database method. This has left the access database in an unconverted state.
• Access Database has been severely corrupted.  

 Choosing the Best Solution:



 


Choose the best solution as per your requirement:
 

• If you have a copy of the access database in its original format, Use Convert Database command on the Tools menu (Database Utilities submenu) to convert from a prior version of Microsoft Access instead of DAO Compact Database method.
• If the original database is not available, create a new database and import your tables and queries to preserve your data. But remember that your other database objects can't be recovered.
• If you want to recover all objects- In this case you should use Jet Compact Repair utility to repair your access database.
• If above utility is not able to repair your database because this utility has its own limitation then you can use Access Repair third party tool. Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery Software recovers access database after all access database corruption error.

You can choose any one step or if you don't know about what step you should choose to solve the problem, you can use all four steps one by one. By following these steps you will definitely solve this issue & able to access your database successfully.

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Encountered Error After Importing Contents of Form? Here is The Solution!

Through the Microsoft Access forms, a user can insert and modify the records into the database more easily and quickly. These forms have user-friendly graphical interface which can easily be used by anyone who is familiar with the basics computer techniques. However, sometimes a user may encounter some error messages relating to MS Access form corruption. The corruption in MS Access form occurs due to virus attack, application malfunctioning, importing the form by using Microsoft Access 2000, etc and in such situations the MS Access database form becomes inaccessible. But, to restore the form, a user can always use latest backup but in the unavailability of proper backup, third-party Access recovery tool can do the needful.

 

Let us discuss this through a practical example wherein a user creates a new form named as ‘Student’ by copying all the controls from the previous form. However, when the user attempts to view the contents of this new form encounters the below mentioned error message:

 

“This action will reset the current code in break mode.
Do you want to stop running code?
To halt the execution of the program so the Module window can be closed, select Yes.
To leave the code in the current state, select No.”

 

When the user selects ‘Yes’ then he/she encounters the same error message. However, upon selecting ‘No’, the system hangs and the form becomes inaccessible.

Cause:

The above mentioned error message is caused when MS Access 2000 and version 6.3.91.8 of the Vbe6.dll files are installed on the computer system and any of the below mentioned conditions are true:

• The user has copied and pasted the form which included the modules into a new MS Access 2000 database using MS Access 2000.
• The user has imported the form/s which have standalone module into a new MS Access 2000 database using MS Access 2000.

 

Resolution:

 

The ‘Compact and Repair’ utility of MS Access database can solve the issue but if this utility fails then the user needs to recreate the form and perform Access repair to recover all the components presented in this (Student) form. To do so he/she needs to take the help of third-party Access recovery software. These software can repair severely damaged database files and recover records or objects in a new Access database file.

 

One of the highly recommended and efficient Access database recovery software is Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery Software. This powerful Access recovery software recovers corrupt Access database files created in MS Access 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. The software allows the user to see the preview of the repairable database objects and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.
 

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Discussing Unexpected error 35012 in MS Access 2000 and measures to perform Access recovery

MS Access can be described as an information management tool that helps you effectively store and organize your sensitive, confidential,or business-critical data for easy reference, reporting, and analysis. It enables you to perform data analysis through complex queries. It allows frequent mass-update operations and also enables multiple users to access data at the same time. Despite being a reliable and user-friendly desktop application, it is prone to damage and corruption. Access database corruption may occur due to many reasons, such as virus infection, operating system malfunction, application error, hardware problem, etc. This results in loss of vital data stored in the Access database. To overcome this problem, you need to go for Access recovery through a proficient third-party utility.

For instance, while working on your MS Access 2000 database, you may come across the following error message:

“Unexpected error 35012 ”  




Cause:

The above error occurred because there is some corruption in your Access database. Your database might contain some damaged or corrupt objects. 

 

This would prevent you from accessing the valuable components of your database. You may use an updated backup to restore your database. However, if the backup is unavailable, follow the below mentioned steps to perform Access database recovery.

Resolution:

The following steps may help you resolve the problem-

• Go to  Tools/Database Utilities and then select 'Compact and Repair'. This utility works even if you are unable to open your database.
• Try importing the damaged database objects:

1. Initially create a new Access database.
2. Click 'File', 'Get External Data', and then select 'Import'.
3. Now, import all damaged database objects to the newly created Access database.
4. If you fail to import an object, restore it using a backup.  

If the problem still persists, you should take help of an Access repair tool.

 

These third-party software help you effectively repair all damaged Access database objects and restore them to a new database at your specified location in the system. They incorporate a user-friendly interface design to make recovery more easy, facile, and effortless.

Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery is a professional utility that recovers all Access databases created in MS Access 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. The software can also recover deleted records and other lost database objects. Moreover, it is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

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How to Resolve “Action was cancelled” Error of MS Access and Recovering Your Valuable Data

To enhance the functionality of our Microsoft Access database and add advance features to it, we sometimes convert it to a new or higher version. Though the conversion of MS Access database is a common task but at times unsystematic or improper conversion to a new version may create inaccessibility of Access database and thus, we end up losing our valuable data. In the situation of data loss (or data inaccessibility), we always have an option of backup to restore our data. However, in the absence of proper backup or if the backup also fails to recover the data then we can opt for third-party Access recovery software.

 

Consider a practical scenario, wherein you convert your MS Access 2002 to MS Access 2003. After the conversion when you tried to open a report (which was working fine before conversion), you encounter the following error message:

 

“vopen report”

 

In addition, you encounter another error message as:

                                          
“action was cancelled”  

Soon after encountering this error message, the report which you were trying to open becomes inaccessible. The situation becomes worse when you encounter the same error message while attempting to open any report saved on this converted Access database.

 

Cause:

 

The main cause of encountering this unexpected error message every time while opening any report is incompatibility of reports with new version of MS Access database.









The best way to troubleshoot this error is to convert your database back to older version. However, if conversion to the previous state is not possible then the only way to access all the reports is to go for third-party Access database recovery software. These software use powerful scanning method to provide absolute recovery of your valuable data and recover database files which include .accdb and .mdb file extensions.

One of the highly appreciated software for Access repair is Stellar Phoenix Access Data Recovery Software. The efficient software has highly interactive user interface and simple recovery steps which does not require any experience of Access database recovery. The software supports MS Access 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000 and is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server2003, XP, and 2000.

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Discussing how minor database corruption in MS Access leads to application crash and serious data loss

MS Access is the most commonly used database application that is all about simplicity, user-friendliness, & ease-of-use. It encompasses tools to manage data as the size your database grows. You can now make use of the newly added Web databases to share your data with others and to track it anywhere at any time. By using a range of reusable components, we can build databases much faster than before. MS Access enables you to get better results with more flexibility. Despite all these benefits, MS Access databases are prone to corruption or damage. This corruption normally occurs due to virus infection, hardware errors, operating system malfunction, etc. As a consequence, you are unable to access your vital database components. To overcome this problem, you need to go for Access database recovery through a reliable third-party utility.

For instance, you have MS Access 2007 installed in your system. Suppose you have added a control to one of your reports and you try to change its 'Control Source' property. By doing so, your application may crash instantly and you may receive any of the following error messages on your screen:


“Microsoft Office Access has stopped working.”


OR


“Microsoft Office Access has encountered a problem and needs to close.            We are sorry for the inconvenience.”


Cause:


The above specified errors may occur due to any of the following reasons:

•       The report or form is opened in the layout view.
•       The report or form includes a sub-report or sub-form.

Another prominent reason could be that the Access database is corrupt. In this case, you may use an updated backup to restore the database. However, if the backup is missing, you should follow the below mentioned resolution steps.


Resolution:


To resolve this issue, try to change the 'Control Source' property of the control in the design view. If the problem still persists, you should take help of a proficient Access repair utility.


These third-party tools embrace a variety of advanced and powerful mechanisms to repair damaged Access databases and safely restore all valuable database objects, such as tables, forms, reports, macros, etc. They have a rich, interactive interface to make recovery simple and facile for the end users. Moreover, they are compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000

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Causes and consequences of VBA Project corruption in MS Access and tips to perform Access recovery

Visual Basic for Applications (or VBA) is based on Visual Basic 6 (an event-driven programming language by Microsoft). You can use VBA to create user-defined functions for automating several processes and performing other low-level functionality. It allows you to control user interface features, such as menus, tool bars, etc. and modify user forms or dialog boxes. It provides additional flexibility to the database or the host application. However, sometimes corruption occurs in the VBA code and makes all database objects inaccessible. To overcome this problem, you need to go for Access recovery through a reliable third-party utility.    

    

When you attempt to open the Visual Basic Editor in your MS Access database, you may come across any of the below given error messages:

 

“The module name 'module name' is misspelled or refers to a module that doesn't exist.
If the invalid module name is in a macro, an Action Failed dialog box will display the macro name and the macro's arguments after you click OK. Open the Macro window, and type the correct module name.”  

                                                   Or

 

The above errors occur when there is some corruption in the database's  Visual Basic for Applications project. 

As a consequence, all your valuable database objects like forms, reports, modules, etc. become inaccessible. In such circumstances, you may use a recent/updated backup to restore your database. However, if the backup is unavailable, you should follow the below mentioned resolution steps.  

You need to follow the procedure given below to perform Access database recovery: 

• Initially, create a blank Access database.
• Open the corrupt database. Select 'Objects' and then tables.
• Right-click on the very first table and select 'Export'.
• You will see an 'Export to' dialog box on your screen. Here, provide the new database name and click 'OK'.
• Repeat the same procedure for every database object.   

If the problem still persists, you should take help of an Access repair tool. These third-party tools are proficient in repairing corrupt Access databases and restoring vital database objects averting every risk of potential data loss. They can easily restore tables, forms, modules, macros, reports etc. Furthermore, they are compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.

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Resolve “Invalid Argument” error in MS Access

This error message is signify that user cannot open MS Access database to perform any activity because MS Access database is fail. It can happen even when anything thing goes awry with database that leads to a database inaccessible. The MS Access database get inaccessible due to most of the reasons such as access database error, virus attack, sudden system shutdown, hardware failure, software failure & many more. Error messages “Invalid arguments” comes due to access database get failed.

Find some conditions in which Invalid argument error arises: 

1. When user import, copy, or append data to a table in MS Access
2. When user try to import data in a large access database file (mdb or accdb)
3. Corrupt Records in a Microsoft Access MDB

Due to these error messages user may not be able to access database. I will explain all the conditions step by step:

1) If error occurs due to first condition then use can obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a) to resolve this error.

2) If error occurs due to second condition then user can resolve this error by splitting the Access database file.

Steps to Split Access Database:

1. Start Access Database.
2. Open the problem Access database file.
3. Go to Tools menu, point to Database utilities in the Database window, and then click Database Splitter button.
4. In the Database Splitter dialog box, click on Split Database button.
5. In the Create Back-end Database dialog box, type a name for the back-end Access database file in the File name box, and then click on Split button.
6. Now Click OK button.

3) If error occurs due to third condition then it is advisable to use an inbuilt repair utility “Compact and Repair”. In some conditions “Compact and Repair” utility won't work because of its own limitation then user can use Access Database Recovery Software.

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How to repair access file & valuable data from the corrupt access database safely

Microsoft Access is a desktop database application and is designed to run from a single computer system. Unlike Server database applications, which are installed at a server system and accessed from a remote computer, MS Access database solely hosts on a single system. The application was indeed developed to full fill the need of small scale enterprises and the home users. Access comes with the Microsoft Office suite and can be installed like any other software package. As a product of Microsoft, though it is almost flawless, there are occasions, in which Access users face loss/inaccessibility of valuable data following Access database corruption. For all such instances, the Access database repair utilities can be immensely helpful.


Using the MS Access database, you can create Tables, Forms, Reports etc. Small organizations use Access to keep record of their sales cum purchase information. People use the application to get their sales reports by grouping, arranging various informations from the invoices, product table, customer table etc. With many simple and easy-to-use features, Access is widely used for analyzing daily, weekly or monthly business reports by many.


With many important data in the Access files, sometimes, it gets corrupted leaving all your precious data either lost or inaccessible. Below written are some of the commonly faced reasons behind Access corruption:

• Contradictory third-party plug-ins
• Malfunctioning of Microsoft Office
• Operating system crash
• Malware/Virus infection
• Simultaneous alteration of the MS Access components
• Corruption to the file system of the computer

One interesting finding about data loss is that data is never lost form the media till the same is overwritten by some other data. Therefore, under any instance of database corruption, if you can prevent the troubled database from further damage, it cane be definitely recovered back.

However, in any case of Access corruption, if you can sense the reason to be related with other than the Access database itself, you must first try to resolve the same. Secondly, you have always the safest option to get the data back by restoring it from the recent backup.

In case, you do not have any backup available, you need to choose and run any good third party Access repair utility to do the job.

The Access Recovery Software is an wonderful utility to repair Access file and recover your troubled database under any instance of corruption. These third party software is read-only in its operations and very helpful in getting the data back.

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Access Database corruption Error "AOIndex is not an index in this table"

Have you got this error message : "AOIndex is not an index in this table"

Here I am sharing my personal experience on this error message. After replicating the access database , I stores it in the same network folder. Now I am not able to open access database & got error message:

"AOIndex is not an index in this table"

It make my access database unusable !!

Why this error occurs: This error have multiple reasons:

• Faulty entries in the MSysAccessObjects table.
• Corruption in the MSysAccessObjects table.
• Invalid indexes error.
• MS Access database corruption.

Solution:

• If you have non corrupted backup copy of access database then try to export all the forms.
• Make a copy and try the free Microsoft Jet Compact Utility program. The Jet Compact Utility program has fixed invalid index errors.
• Use Access compact/repair utility. This utility rebuilds the indexes.
• Try third party access recovery software to repair corrupt access database indexes.

In which conditions you can use all above four solutions:

• You should have backup to apply this solution.
• Jet Compact Utility program won't work on severely corrupt access database.
• Compact/repair utility has some limitations. If compact/repair utility discovers data that violates the indexes then it drops the index. The table still has all the same data, but the index is gone. If you have relationships to other tables that depend on this index, the repair process will drop those relationships. SO in this case it is not work properly. To fix this situation, you need to identify the records that violate the index. To find the problem records, you have to use some query. So in this case it is very hactic procedure & not easily understand by everyone.
• Third party access database recovery software recovers corrupt access database in most possible cause of corruption. First use demo version of the software to check how much corrupt access data is recovered by the software after that purchase it.

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