| It is a common practice to save a file on a | | | | be corrupt. |
| network drive. Users of MS Access do the same. | | | | Cause |
| Basically, this is done to share their file with others | | | | One reason for its corruption can be network |
| within a particular network. However, doing this | | | | hardware failure. This takes place if the MDB file |
| may sometimes prove fateful as any faults or | | | | was saved on a network drive. So, if anytime the |
| failure of the network drive may cause the file to | | | | network hardware fails and it was open, then it |
| become corrupted. Once a file gets corrupted, the | | | | may become corrupted. |
| data stored inside gets inaccessible. To get your | | | | Resolution |
| data back, you require a valid backup file. But, if in | | | | The problem here is that the file is corrupted or |
| case, the backup is not available, then you need | | | | damaged and its contents are not accessible to |
| to use a good-quality MDB File Repair software to | | | | you. Here, you can use an inbuilt feature known |
| retrieve all the data from the file. | | | | as 'Compact and Repair' to recover the contents |
| For instance - Suppose, one fine day you try to | | | | of the file. |
| open your file, but the it refuses to open. | | | | However, this feature would not work if the file is |
| Totally surprised by this behavior of the file, you | | | | extensively damaged. In such a case, you need to |
| retry to access the file but to no avail. A feeling | | | | use a powerful Repair software to repair MDB file |
| of panic strikes you as your data is at stake, as it | | | | file. This helps you retrieve all the data from the |
| is not accessible. | | | | MDB file. These software employ most efficient |
| Now, the question that bothers you is- "why is | | | | scanning algorithms to scan and repair the file |
| the file not opening?" Well, the answer can be as | | | | without changing or modifying the original |
| simple as the following statement - The file might | | | | contents. |