topic Re: Importing Access Database into File Geodatabase?? in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/importing-access-database-into-file-geodatabase/m-p/134222#M7752 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>ArcGIS for Desktop will read *.mdb databases natively in the software.&nbsp; Just make a folder connection to the C: drive or where it's stored.&nbsp; Create a new file geodatabase and drag/drop the tables from the Access to the file geodatabase.&nbsp; Creating a db connection is for ArcSDE geodatabases...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Robert LeClair</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Esri-Denver</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:12:53 GMT Robert_LeClair 2013-07-02T14:12:53Z Importing Access Database into File Geodatabase?? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/importing-access-database-into-file-geodatabase/m-p/134221#M7751 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am trying to import an Access database into a file Geodatabase. I have the Access database saved as extension.mdb. When I go to add db connections in ArcCatalog it doesn't like the Access database upon connection. Is there another way to load an Access database or what could be wrong with my Access database??</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:59:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/importing-access-database-into-file-geodatabase/m-p/134221#M7751 MichelleCouden1 2013-07-02T13:59:43Z Re: Importing Access Database into File Geodatabase?? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/importing-access-database-into-file-geodatabase/m-p/134222#M7752 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>ArcGIS for Desktop will read *.mdb databases natively in the software.&nbsp; Just make a folder connection to the C: drive or where it's stored.&nbsp; Create a new file geodatabase and drag/drop the tables from the Access to the file geodatabase.&nbsp; Creating a db connection is for ArcSDE geodatabases...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Robert LeClair</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Esri-Denver</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Jul 2013 14:12:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/importing-access-database-into-file-geodatabase/m-p/134222#M7752 Robert_LeClair 2013-07-02T14:12:53Z