Is AccessFIX from Cimaware any good

[marcus05]

Hi guys, I Have many problems with a corrupted database, I found this information:

Restore an entire database

When you restore an entire database, you replace a database file that is damaged, has data problems, or is missing altogether, with a backup of the entire database.

If the database file is missing, copy the backup to the location where the database should be.

Important If other databases or programs have links to objects in the database that you are restoring, it is critical that you restore the database to the correct location. If you do not, links to the database objects will not work and will have to be re-created, such as by using the Linked Table Manager.

If the database file is damaged or has data problems, delete the damaged file and then replace the damaged file with the backup.

Unfortunately this information could not help me. So, my friend has recommended to me AccessFIX software of Cimaware, so I would like know your opinion before purchase it.

[zmbd]

Marcus05
We do not normally provide reviews for specific commercial software; however, in general, I've found the success rates for both commercial and open source "repair" software to be a 50/50 mix of success/failure and what one can’t repair sometimes the other can, worse, you don’t know which will work or if either will work. If the file is corrupted at the OS-Level – I’ve yet to see a good restore from any software.

Hence my mantra: BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP - your production files, BACK UP - your development files, BACK UP and never, ever, do active work on the active production file and never ever, do active work on the only development file. This is from personal experience! (^_^)

Perhaps you could start a new thread and describe the issues you have been having with the database corruption.

- Include Office/Access version(s). If multiple versions are accessing the files this can be an issue; thus, we need to know that information.
- If spilt or single database
- Network or local location for the file(s)

any other information/details that you can reasonably think of that might relate to the issue that could be helpful.