Summary: This blog discusses possible reasons causing the Access error “‘Id’ is not an index in this table”. And, it suggests solutions to resolve the error manually or by using an Access repair tool.
While attempting to open an Access Database, if you encounter an error message that reads: “’Id’ is not an index in this table”, it indicates that your Access Database file has become corrupt.
Here’s an infographic summarizing the possible reasons behind the Access error and solutions to resolve the error.
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Corruption in an Access database resulting in the index error might occur when:
After you encounter the MS Access error message “‘Id’ is not an index in this table”, try to Compact and Repair Access Database. If this doesn’t work, try the following solutions:
If the error persists, check if you can open the corrupted Access database. If its opens, use the export tool built-in into your MS Access application to export every object of the corrupted database to a new Access database manually. The steps to export the objects into a new database are as follows:
Note: If your database is large and complicated then, it could be time-consuming to import the DB objects manually. In this case, you can go with the next solution.
Try using Access Database Repair software such as Stellar Repair for Access to fix your corrupted database (.MDB/.ACCDB) file that might have resulted in the “’Id’ is not an index in this table” error. The software can repair database files of Access version 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, and earlier versions. Also, it helps restore all the database objects like tables, indexes, queries, relations. It even provides a preview of all the recoverable data, including deleted records, forms, reports, macros, etc. to help the users validate data accuracy before saving it.
Steps to repair a corrupted Access database are as follows:
Let’s look at how we can fix the Access Database error: “ID is not an index in this table” using this software:
6. You can preview the contents of the selected database, including tables, deleted records, forms, reports, macros, etc. You can select single or multiple items for recovery.
Watch the full video to repair ‘id’ is not an index error using Stellar Repair for Access.
Databases storing sensitive data are prone to get attacked by malicious users, which can turn the database corrupt. Also, factors like hardware failure, a software bug, etc. can damage an Access database and cause data loss. So, ensure to plan a recovery strategy in advance to avoid adverse circumstances. But if your Access database gets corrupted and data is lost, consider using Stellar Repair for Access software for quick and easy recovery of the data.
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Charanjeet is a Technical Content Writer at Stellar®who specializes in writing about databases, e-mail recovery, and e-mail migration solutions. She loves researching and developing content that helps database administrators, organizations and novices to fix multiple problems related to MS SQL and MySQL databases and Microsoft Exchange.
The software helped me to fix the error.
Thank you so much,
I like your way of explanation. I downloaded the demo version of your software and it was showing the preview of my data. I registered the full version and fixed it.
I had the error and I also checked the solution of Mr. Dirk to fix the error but I was unable to do it.
Stellar Access Repair worked for me.
Successfully fixed the error.
I purchased the single user license and, follow the repair process to repair the database. I am satisfied with the result because I also tried two more software before using it and they were unable to fix the problem.
Thank you!
I created a new database and import all the objects to fix the corruption.
Excellent analysis and you highlighted leading causes of this error. Your solution is very helpful for me.
I created 24 relationships with referential integrity. When I tried to add new one then got the following error message:
“Too many indexes on table”
I searched on forums but not found any relevant answer. It is mdb file so, how to fix this issue?
Hi Timothy,
One reason can be the corruption in a table in MDB file user tries to import the data. The second reason can be index definition corruption.
To fix this issue, create the copy of table without data. Remove all indexes then, run append query. Move the data from corrupted table to new table and recreate the indexes. Do not copy and paste method to recreate the indexes. At last, move the new table to the new file.
If the above solution won’t fix you issue, then try Stellar Repair for Access tool. It supports MDB and ACCDB files.
Hi Lori,
Thank you for inquiring about about software. Yes, Stellar Access Repair is able to fix the error. You should try this tool to fix the error.
If you need any help then, please comment on the same.
When I tried to open my Access database got the same error. To solve it, I searched on google and found so many relevant sources including forums, blogs, discussions, etc. I used ‘compact and repair’ and created a new database to imports forms, tables, reports, and queries from the corrupt database. These options didn’t work for me. What should I do now? Is your software able to fixed it?