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Convert Personal Geodatabase (Conversion Tools)

Summary

Converts a legacy personal geodatabase (.mdb) or a Microsoft Access database (.mdb, .accdb) to a mobile geodatabase, file geodatabase, or XML workspace document.

Learn more about converting a personal geodatabase

Usage

  • To use this tool, the 64-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine must be installed.

  • Only geodatabases 10.x and up are supported. Personal geodatabases with a pre-10.x schema (8.x/9.x) are not supported.

  • Unsupported datasets in XML will not be converted and will be noted in a warning message.

  • Only tables that are registered with the geodatabase will be included in the conversion. Unregistered tables (standard database tables not managed by ArcGIS) will not be converted.

Parameters

Label Explanation Data type

Input Database

The .mdb, or .accdb file to be converted.

File

Output Folder

The folder where the output geodatabase or XML workspace document will be written. When running in ArcGIS Pro, the default is the ArcGIS Pro home folder.

Folder

Output Name

(Optional)

The name of the output to be created. The default is the name of the Input Database parameter value.

String

Format

(Optional)

Specifies the output format that will be created.

  • Mobile Geodatabase—A mobile geodatabase will be created. This is the default.

  • File Geodatabase—A file geodatabase will be created.

  • XML Workspace Document—An XML workspace document will be created.

String

Derived output

Label Explanation Data type

Output Geodatabase

The path to the output mobile or file geodatabase.

Workspace

Output XML

The path to the XML workspace document.

File

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

  • Basic: Yes
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes