What are MDB Files?
MDB files known as Microsoft database, it is an Access Database created in MS Access Application that consist of tables, macros, forms and other items. All this items are stored in single database file and the format of file is MDB. MDB files are the major storage entities of MS access that hold all the database information. This format is supported by MS Access Application 2003 and before version.
What is MDE Format?
The MDE file format is a special extension of the standard Microsoft Access MDB format or is a compiled MS Access database Add-in file used to distribute an Mdb File to multiple user safely. MDE is a compiled MDB from which all the editable source (VBA) code is removed and database becomes compact. Only normal database operation can be performed in this MDE file as user has no access to design view. It restricts user to make any changes to the objects that support, or the code that runs the application.
IS there any MDE to MDB Conversion Services For Microsoft Access?
User can recover tables, queries and macros only because these objects don't have any code associated with them. The code in an MDE has been converted to an interpreted or compiled format. There is nothing in human readable format available to retrieve. So there is no such MDE to MDB converter that can get back VBA code behind all modules and forms created in MS Access database.
To get export and only the tables and macros from MDE file to MDB file user may try to Convert MDE to MDB file try below steps:
- Method 1: Import to newly created Access database MDB file.
- Create a new MS Access MDB file.
- Copy tables from MDE file to newly created MDB Database.
- But to edit design of the forms, reports and query you must have MDB files.
- Method 2: Check for the MDB file backup that was originally use to create the MDE file. If the backup was deleted and was unavailable then do a disaster recovery (Windows feature to get back the last known healthy save.)
If recovery is not possible then in short one must have the original MDB file with them. It is always recommended to keep original MDB file while creating MDE file or always keep a backup.
Final Thoughts on MDE to MDB Conversion
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