What are these Tables???

[Talgo]

When I opened my database this morning, I noticed seven tables which were not there yesterday. They are:

MsysAccessXML
MsysACEs
MsysIMEXCOLUMNS
MsysIMEXSPECS
MsysOBJECTS
MsysQueries
MsysRelationships

What are these Tables? The icons are grayed out but appear to be part of the DB and I guess they shouldn't be deleted. How can I not show them? Why did they all of a sudden appear?

 

[SgtJarrow]

These are the "system" tables.....the tables the database uses to store all the info about the database itself. If you want to "hide" the again...Tools -> Options, General table, uncheck show hidden objects and uncheck show system objects.

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[Talgo]

Thanks for your quick response. I must have somehow changed a setting. Much appreciated!

 

[tdion]

Following up to mstr...

The tables store the database's "metadata," which contain all structural information the software uses to organize your information.