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Convert Microsoft Access main database to Microsoft Access database.

We have found 6 software records in our database eligible for .accdb to .mdb file format conversion.

Conversion of .accdb files to .mdb basically represents saving latest Access databases to a format used in earlier versions. This is useful when you need your newer databases to be opened on computers with only old version of MS Office.

The most convenient way to do this is of course to use Access 2007 or older and use the File ► Save as.. function to produce a .mdb variant of the database.

You may also find some dedicated database conversion solutions that should be capable of the same, but it is always better to use the original software to ensure maximum compatibility.

Just keep in mind that because you are basically downgrading the format of the database, some features that were added post 2007 to Access may not always be successfully converted.

Updated: August 1, 2022

Microsoft Windows software - convert accdb to mdb on Windows

Microsoft Access

A relational database management system from Microsoft Office

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from accdb file	Yes, Microsoft Access supports accdb file conversion as a source file type.	Yes	Yes	accdb editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
to mdb file	Yes, Microsoft Access supports mdb file conversion as a target file type.	Yes	Yes	mdb editor	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned accdb to mdb. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.

Microsoft Excel

A popular spreadsheet application distributed with Microsoft Office suite

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
accdb	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
mdb	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

Full Convert Enterprise

A powerful database to database converter

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
accdb	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
mdb	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Apple macOS / Mac OS X software - convert accdb to mdb on OS X

ACCDB MDB Database Pro

Editor of Microsoft Access databases for Mac

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
accdb	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
mdb	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

ACCDB MDB Explorer

A database viewer

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
accdb	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
mdb	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

Access Database Manager

Management tool for Access databases on Mac

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
accdb	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
mdb	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

Additional links: Open accdb file, Open mdb file

ACCDB

An accdb file extension is used by Microsoft Access from version 2007 for its main database format. A previous binary format had mdb file extension instead. Access is one of the most used personal database management systems.

MDB

An mdb file extension is used by Microsoft Access database management system for its main database files. MDB format was replaced in later version of Microsoft Office by ACCDB format. Access mdb databases can usually be opened in or imported to most database management systems, such as dBase, Oracle etc.

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