I tried to set user security levels without really knowing what i was doing. I know bad idea; but the worse idea was i did not currently have a backup copy of the database. I used the security wizard and it created a [filename].mdw If i open that file, none of my tables, forms, ect. are there. If i try to open the original database it says "You do not have the necessary permission to use [filename]..." I have tried everything i could think of but like i said i don't know much about access security. I have looked online and forums and couldn't figure it out still. The file is to big to upload or I would so everyone could look at it. Please help with this. If you are willing, I could email you the database and the .mdw so you could take a look at it. I have been working on this database for a long time and don't want to lose it. It is for work, and if i lose the database... bad things will happen. please help.