How To Deal with Errors During Conversion of Access Databases

When you move to a new version of Microsoft Access, you may typically convert your existing databases to the current version. These conversions are not always fail-proof and often some converted databases would contain noticeable corruption. Till recently, there was no easy way of knowing which of your database objects were affected the most and possibly contained the most corruption. Without knowing where the problem was, it was obviously not easy to repair any database file suspected of corruption. However, with newer versions of Access, especially from Access 2002, it is possible to view the errors that arise while converting any database. While you could use Access tools to resolve the problems, Advanced Access Repair from DataNumen can easily repair Access files that cannot be fixed by Access tools.

 

Prior to Access 2002, all versions of Access made it virtually impossible to know what database objects were affected or the extent of damage caused to the file. However, newer versions of Access allow you to view the errors in a converted database more easily. When Microsoft Access 2002 or later is converting a database created with an older version of Access, and when it encounters errors during the conversion process, it very conveniently creates a Conversion Errors table in an Access file. By looking at the table, you can quickly identify what objects may be affected and the kind of error that may be affecting the object. Of course, if the damage is serious, you may need a more powerful tool like Advanced Access Repair to repair Access files that have been converted.

 

Once you know that, the database that you have converted to be compatible with the new version of Access you are using is damaged, you can take steps to repair the file. Access provides some helpful tools that you could try to repair the database. This will help in ensuring that all your existing databases can be used with the latest version of Access. However, if the damage is more severe and your database is seriously corrupted then all your attempts at fixing it using Access tools may eventually fail. You therefore need to be aware of third-party tools such as Advanced Access Repair to repair Access files.

 

One of the biggest advantages of Advanced Access Repair is that it allows you to carry out the recovery process safely and confidentially on your computer. Since it supports a Windows Explorer interface, it is easy to identify the MDB file that needs fixing and then with just the click of a mouse button you can start the recovery process. Working across many versions of Access, Advanced Access Repair allows for an effortless repair of damaged MDB files.