How To Recover Missing/Deleted MS Access Database Objects

Want to solve the mystery of missing Access database objects?  Well this situation usually occurs when MS access database objects like tables, forms, reports or modules gets corrupted. This will either disappear your database objects or make it complete inaccessible to use.

If you too looking for the fixes to recover missing Access database objects then stop searching hard for it ….!

As, in this post we will discuss about the best ways to recover missing/deleted Objects from Access Database.

What Is A Missing Access Database Object?

Missing Access Database Object is a part of isolated data which is in past was the core of table, form , module or report but now it is detached from database structure. For clear understanding, you can say these MS Access objects are separated from the database but still floating somewhere inside the file.

What Are The Reason Behind Missing Access Database Object?

Circumstances in which missing Access database object issue occurs:

1. When your Access database table, report, module, form got deleted somehow.

Even though the object is no longer present in the internal index of the database, but you can recover it for a while.

2. Either your MS Access objects has been damaged or become inaccessible.

May be the data present in the Access database object is inconsistent along with the database internal structure. Moreover the inaccessible remains of Access objects may present in the file.

3. Another very common circumstance under which MS Access objects issue occurs is partially damaged Access database files. OR when the database index data is somehow got losted.

Well without the internal index of database, it’s quiet difficult to retrive missing MS Access objects back even by using the software tool.

MS Access database always maintain internal index with entire objects present in the navigation pane. And also for the form part of system that is kept hidden.

So, each entry in the database internal index is having name of the object along with its reference to the data. Whereas, the data of the object is saved separately in .accdb or .mdb file.

4. Also while using the database table; the preceding error message will get generated. It is because your Access database table is somehow got damaged. Due to this the Microsoft Jet database engine can’t find the object.

What Happen When You Delete Any MS Access Objects?

When you delete any table or object in MS Access database, internally two things occur.

• Corresponding entry within the database internal index of MS Access objects is deleted.
• The space captured by the data of the object in Access database file is marked available.

MS Access object’s data is directly not deleted nor the space occupied by the accdb/mdb file is immediately been released by deletion.

The unused space of the file is been used later when you store any new data on your database. Suppose, when you are making any new records or form in a table, automatically the free space is been captured.

Well if you want to release the captured spaces after deleting objects you can run Compact and Repair in built repair tool. As, this inbuilt tool will rewrite the entire database by removing the unused “spaces”.

Tip:

As deleted Access database objects are fragile so it is advised to keep proper Backup of your Access Database data. As, this will give you more option, if any data recovery procedure is applied.

Deleted or missing objects reside in the .accdb or .mdb file area seems available to you. Entering new data in them will destroy the deleted object’s data occupied space.

How To Recover Deleted/Missing Objects From MS Access Database

Method 1: Restore objects in a database

If you need to restore one or more Access database objects you have to import Access objects from backup copy of your database into the missing object’s database.

Important:  if any other databases or programs are attached with the objects of your database which you are restoring from backup. Then it’s been quite difficult to restore the database in the correct location.

1. At first open the database on which you require to restore Access database object.
2. For restoring the missing MS Access object, skip up to step no: 3. If you needs to replace an Access object having bad or missing data or if the object is inaccessible, then try one of the following steps:
   1. For preserving current Access database object, to make comparison with the restored ms access objects version. Just rename the imported object right before restoring it.

Suppose, you are restoring a damaged Access database form having named Checkout, then you have the option to rename your damaged form with name Checkout_bad.

So, this will help you in making easy contrast between your old form data and new form data.

1. Or second option is to delete the object which you want to replace.

3. Tap to the External Data option from the menu bar of your Access database application window. Now, go to the Import & Link group, and hit the Access option.
4. On your screen, dialog box of Get External Data-Access Database will appear. Tap to the Browse option to search the location of your backup database and then hit the Open option.
5. Choose the option “Import tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, and modules into the current database”. After then tap to the OK option.
6. Now you will see an Import Objects dialog box will open on your screen. Hit the tab which belongs to the object’s type which you want to restore

Suppose, to recover Access database table, tap on the Tables tab.

7. Hit the object to choose it.
8. For restoring more objects just repeat steps 6 & 7 until entire objects get selected which you want to restore.
9. To take a review of the import options right before importing off the Access database objects. You need to tap the Options button present within the Import Objects dialog box.
10. After selecting Access database objects and making all import setting options just make a click on the OK So, in this way you can easily restore missing Access database objects.

Method 2: Access Database Repair & Recovery Tool

Unluckily, if the above solution won’t help you out to recover missing object from Access database. And still you are looking for effective ways to repair deleted/missing database objects.  Then try the professional recommended tool i.e Access Database Repair and recovery. Access database Repair And Recovery software is particularly designed to repair corrupt or damaged Access database. It comes with powerful algorithm that scans even severely corrupted access database files. It also has highly interactive GUI that helps user to easily operate and repair Access database without making changes in the original structure of the file. It easily restores damage or corrupt tables, queries, indexes and other data.

This tool can easily fix all minor and major database errors and problems of MS Access 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, 2000 on almost all version of Windows operating system such as Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2003. Free trial version is available that you can install to check the features and reliability of the software.

Conclusion

Now you know how to restore missing MS Access objects with manual and automatic methods. So, do try the fixes and share your experiences with us. Apart from this if you are encountering any other problem in your access data base then ask it in our FAQ section.