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I paste a file on the old file. like: overwrite. It's a mistake. So now I want to recover the old file. I mean now I want the old file. How I get it?

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overwrote an Access file and the recovered copy is reported as corrupt; correctly points out that no backups make full recovery much harder. If the original file was truly overwritten on disk, the original data may be irretrievable except from a prior backup or a Volume Shadow Copy (Previous Versions). Immediate priorities are to avoid further writes to the affected drive and to work only from copies.

Practical recovery steps that have real-world success, in order:

  1. Make a sector-level image of the disk or at least copy the corrupt file to a separate physical drive.
  2. Work only on copies. Never perform repairs on the original.
  3. Try importing objects into a new blank Access database (External Data -> Access -> Import). Import often recovers some tables even when the DB will not open.
  4. Run Compact and Repair on a copy (keep a backup copy first).
  5. For Jet/ACE engine corruption try the Jet Compact utility (JetComp) or equivalent engine-level repair tools on a copy.
  6. If built-in tools fail, try reputable Access-repair utilities that extract table data, or engage a professional data-recovery service for forensic salvage.

Search the folder and system for leftover files (.bak, .tmp, .ldb/.laccdb) and check Windows Previous Versions / any external backups or server snapshots before assuming loss. If none exist and the file was overwritten, chances are low; if critical data is at stake, weigh professional recovery costs against the data value. Regular backups and versioning remove this risk in the future.

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I was recoverd it by a software. but it says corrupt. can anybody tell me how get data from a corrupt access database file?

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Singing "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You"... No backup? Consider the file as gone.

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