MS Access Repair & Compact Utility
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MS Access Repair & Compact (MSARC) is a utility that repairs and compacts Microsoft Access databases. It provides the same functionality as the MS Access menu item Tools | Database Utilities | Compact and Repair Database, without having to open the database. You will need to know the DB and/or user password(s), if there are any assigned.
Please read the User Guide below to understand how the application works and can be used by administrators and users of MS Access databases. A link for the latest version is also provided as well as a screenshot.
Note: This program uses Microsoft .NET Framework, v4.8 (at a minimum). It is REQUIRED for installalation as it needs to run a program during this process. If .NET is not already installed on your computer, it will ask you to download and install it from a Microsoft website. It may reboot after the install. If so, you will need to run the installation again. If you want, you can download and install the latest .NET Framework from this website prior to installation below. You may or may not get a failed installation error as Microsoft is automatically installing versions of .NET by default on different operating systems.
You can read about the different versions of .NET that are installed by default on different Microsot Operating Systems at:
