size compression

[Henry]

I Converted Access 97 to 2003 but i dont know why access
2003 database size has been reduised is there any reason
my new database size almost half of the old verson.

Thank you

 

[GVaught]

Yes, as time passes your database grows and grows in size. However, as you
remove information this information does not change the size of the
database. When you either manually issued a 'compact' against the database
or when you convert a database, this compacting feature is implemented and
your database gets smaller. You do not lose data.

It is recommend that you compact your database periodically to remove this
unused space from deleted or changed information.