Summary
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| Name |
Microsoft Access Database File |
| Version |
2.0 |
| Other names |
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| Identifiers |
Library of Congress Format Description Identifier:
fdd000462
Wikidata QID Identifier:
Q48004607
PUID:
x-fmt/66
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| Family |
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| Classification |
Database |
| Disclosure |
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| Description |
Microsoft Access Database File, formerly known as Jet MDB Database format, is propriatory file format developed and used by Microsoft as a native format for its Microsoft Access (formerly Microsoft Jet Database Engine) desktop database management system. First released in 1992, starting with version 1.0 the earlier versions of the database used the Jet Database Engine, with version 1.0 having a maximum size of 128 megabytes, then increasing to 1 gigabyte with versions 1.1 and 2.0. This entry records the version 2.0 of MDB file format, for a full list of versions please follow the links provided in the Notes section. |
| Orientation |
Text |
| Byte order |
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| Related file formats |
Is previous version of Microsoft Access Database File (95)
Is subsequent version of Microsoft Access Database File (1.1)
Is supertype of Microsoft Access Encrypted Database File (2.0)
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
 Microsoft Corporation
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| Supported by |
None.
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| Source |
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
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| Source date |
02 Aug 2005 |
| Source description |
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| Last updated |
02 May 2023 |
| Note |
https://web.archive.org/web/20220711181532/http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Access
https://web.archive.org/web/20220901011824/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Access
https://web.archive.org/web/20220825195028/https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000462.shtml |
Details: File format summary
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