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Access Query Finding Old/Deleted Data
Please explain what you mean by "replacing outdated tables".
Please describe, step-by-step how you did that.
Queries can only retrieve data from tables when the tables are available, so that old data does exist and that implies the original tables are still available, not replaced.
It would be very helpful to see a screenshot of your navigation pane showing ALL of the tables in the accdb.
Thank you for helping us help you.
- amber_smith_kuOct 23, 2025Copper Contributor
Hi George,
I use a table called "Medical Department and Chair" to query and add a department and department chair to a list of doctors each month. Last month, I uploaded a new version of the "Medical Department and Chair" table to override the existing version. In a couple of examples where the department chair changed, it applied the previous table's outdated chair instead of what the current version of Access table actually contained.
Thanks for the help!
- George_HepworthOct 24, 2025Silver Contributor
What does it mean to say that you uploaded a new version of the "Medical Department and Chair" table to override the existing version?
Uploaded to where?
Again, I am not sure that you actually replaced the table as it is used in the current database.
To repeat, please describe, step-by-step how you did that.
It does appear that you have a split database, with a Front End (FE) accdb contains the interface and logic objects and a Back End (BE) accdb containing only tables. That's good.The problem appears to be that the link from the FE to the table in the BE was not changed when you "uploaded" a new version of that table to the BE. That implies a) the new table is there in the BE in addition to the old table and that b) the process did not include changing the link to that table.
That's why I want to see a screenshot of the Navigation Pane showing all of the tables, please.