Does anyone have experience with archiving old transactions?

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I have transactions from as early as 1992. I'd like to archive older transactions to speed up Quicken. Can you do this in Quicken?

GeoffG

Yes you can archive, but it is not a good idea. Quicken is designed to hold countless transactions as any database would. I've performed archiving and essentially lost all the history. Either the file becomes misplaced in subsequent PC migrations, or the file, once opened, presents you with uncountable missed reminders that need to be selected one-by-one.

Unless you are a daily trader or using Home & Business, your data file is probably not a size issue. If you have not run file validation, that would be a better choice.

GeoffG

Yes you can archive, but it is not a good idea. Quicken is designed to hold countless transactions as any database would. I've performed archiving and essentially lost all the history. Either the file becomes misplaced in subsequent PC migrations, or the file, once opened, presents you with uncountable missed reminders that need to be selected one-by-one.

Unless you are a daily trader or using Home & Business, your data file is probably not a size issue. If you have not run file validation, that would be a better choice.