Microsoft Office® Access 2007 Inside Out

Compacting Your Database

As you delete old database objects and add new ones, the space within your .accdb file can become fragmented. The result is that, over time, your database file can grow larger than it needs to be to store all your definitions and data.

To remove unused space, you should compact your database periodically. No other users should be accessing the database you intend to compact. You can compact the database you currently have open by clicking the Microsoft Office Button, clicking the Manage command, and then clicking Compact And Repair Database. If you want to compact another database, you must close your current database and then click the Compact And Repair Database command again. Access 2007 opens the dialog box shown in ...