How to shrink/compress MDB file?

  • I have an MS-Access MDB file that is nearly empty, but is still 18MB on disk.

    I need to compress/shrink it down to a more reasonable sixe, but I cannot find anything in this new version of Access (2007), so can anyone tell me:

    1) how I can see the amount fo used/unused space? Even better would be a breakdown by table/object

    2) how I can shrink/compress/deflate this oversized MDB?

    thanks...

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  • I'm no specialist in 2007, but if you click on the "office" icon (top left corner), you should get a "manage" option, which then gets you to the compact and repair functionality.

    As to size - as far as I know you have to "guesstimate" based on the documenter.

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  • Dang! So that's where they hid it!

    Thanks, Matt, you da man!

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