5 Tips to Speed Up Access Database

Published by admin on August 27, 2016

Performance really matters, even in a single user database. It is very irritating to waste time waiting for forms and reports to populate. The database get slower with time and users found reporting that My database is too slow! Well, there are few tips that user can follow by themselves to increase the performance by their own. These tips are simple enough that most of the users can put them to good use with decent results.

Here in this article follow best tips that will help you to make your Access database super fast:

1.Check All Tables Are Having Primary Keys

Running a table without the primary key is something like running a four-cylinder engine only with two active pistons. Every table needs to have the primary key so, open every table in Design view and assure that each has a primary key. For better use: Limit primary keys to just one for staying away from using multi-field implementations. Also, can’t inhabit on the single field to use and after that add an Autonumber field for making it the primary key.

2. Add Secondary Indexes to Optimize:

Have you found yourself searching the same field again and again then this is the time to add a secondary index? The secondary index OrderDate is greatly used in an order database. So move forward and add it and any more of them that is required.

Please Note: Don’t overdo it by adding secondary indexes to all fields.

3. Split database

If you are sharing Access database with other people on a network and yet not split it and haven’t split it then this is the time to use the Access database splitter and split it. For better option: leave the data file on the network and copy the frontend to user’s desktop and with this you gradually increase the speed again.

4. Make Use of Compact and Repair

 This is the best inbuilt tool, one need to make use of it at least once a month for making the access database. For better use make use of it regularly.

5. Load Only What You Need

This is important for making the database error free and fast. It is really important to load what is necessary. Get rid of forms that open everything and instead of that load’s forms by using a “where” clause to only show the data you required.

Well, these are tips that are best to speed up the slow access database. Well, there are many cases when the access database gets corrupted, damaged, or become inaccessible or start showing errors. so, in this case, make use of the automatic MS Access Repair tool, this is professional recommended solution to fix the corruption, damaged or inaccessible access file. This is the best software to fix various errors in the access file and can also recover partially corrupted access file.  It stores each and every part if database such as tables, forms, report in single MDB file on the hard disk and is extremely easy to use.

Steps to Repair corrupted Ms access file:

Step 1: Download and install Access Repair tool.

Step 2: Click on “Open MS Access File” button to add Access file. You will find a pop-up window from where you can search or select for a ‘.mdb’/’.accdb’ file from your PC.

Step 3: After selecting the file click on “Scan” button to start the scanning process.

Step 4: After the scanning process you will now be able to Preview the recovered database.

Step 5: Next you will be able to preview of the database query.

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