I think I've lost the data for good but I thought I would ask anyway. I copied linked table (which was on a split database so from the -be version), the copy worked fine but remained as a linked table. I then opened the new table and deleted all the records in it (4211 records) as I needed a blank version of the table. What I didn't realise was that although I was working in a copied table, it actually deleted all the data in the original table. Does anyone have any ideas how it might just be possible to get that data back, I guess the answer is no, but I am hoping that someone who has more knowledge than me has some sort of secret trick. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.