View, refresh, or change the file name and path for linked tables in a Microsoft Access database

Note You can link a table only in a Microsoft Access database, not a Microsoft Access project.

Use this procedure to view or to refresh links when the structure or location of a linked table has changed. The Linked Table Manager lists the paths to all currently linked tables.

To view or refresh links

Open the database that contains links to tables.
On the Tools menu, point to Add-ins, and then click Linked Table Manager.
Select the check box for the tables whose links you want to refresh.
Click OK to refresh the links.
Microsoft Access confirms a successful refresh or, if the table wasn't found, displays the Select New Location of <table name> dialog box in which you can specify it’s the table's new location.
If several selected tables have moved to the new location that you specify, the Linked Table Manager searches that location for all selected tables, and updates all links in one step.

To change the path for a set of linked tables

Open the database that contains links to tables.
On the Tools menu, point to Add-ins, and then click Linked Table Manager.
Select the Always Prompt For A New Location check box.
Select the check box for the tables whose links you want to change, and then click OK.
In the Select New Location of <table name> dialog box, specify the new location, click Open, and then click OK.

Notes

The Linked Table Manager doesn't move database or table files. If you want to move database or table files to a new location, use the Windows Explorer, My Computer, or the MS-DOS copy or move commands. Once you have moved a database or table, you can use the Linked Table Manager to refresh links to its linked tables.
The Linked Table Manager can't refresh links to Microsoft Access tables whose names were changed after they were linked. You must delete the current link, and then link such tables again.