What is the size limit of Microsoft Access database?

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General. 2 gigabytes, minus the space needed for system objects. Note: You can work around this size limitation by linking to tables in other Access databases. You can link to tables in multiple database files, each of which can be as large as 2GB.

What is the maximum size of an Access 2010 database?

General. Total size for an Access 2010 database (. accdb), including all database objects and data: 2 gigabytes, minus the space needed for system objects. You can work around this size limitation by linking to tables in other Access databases.

How do I increase the size of my Access database?

You can partition your data into one or more additional database files, then create links to the satellite tables from your main application database. Although that strategy could allow you to use more than 2 GB of data stored in Access, it is not a great choice.

Is there a record limit in Access?

There is no max. You can put the tables in a separate accdb and link to them from your front end (which has all the forms, reports, queries etc.) There is a maximum size of 2GB for an accdb file.

Can MS Access handle millions of records?

Access is well able to handle a million or 5 million records. SQL Server goes well into BILLIONS of records.

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