Maximum File Size

Richard Rosenfield

What is the maximum recommended file size for Quicken for Windows.

UKR

So, if your file size, as shown by Windows Explorer, really is around 1GB (or 1,000,000 KB), where does the difference between 91,568 KB (~ 90 MB) and 1 GB come from? Gas, bloat, a bug in an old version of Quicken having created a gazillion scheduled reminder entries in a program loop?
Run the Copy + Validate + Supervalidate procedure above and see if that helps take the gas out of your file.

Greg_the_Geek

Size or Capacity Limitations of a Quicken Data File

There isn't really a file size limit.

splasher

The size of the file really isn't the important part, it is the number of transactions and other stuff.  You could be a user that stores attachments with your transactions and the overall size of the file would get HUGE but not have anywhere near the limitations cited in the article referenced by @Greg_the_Geek

Richard Rosenfield

Do you know what the maximum number of transactions would be and how to check that?

My file size is almost 1GB with 8 years worth of data.

Sherlock

Richard Rosenfield said:

Do you know what the maximum number of transactions would be and how to check that?

My file size is almost 1GB with 8 years worth of data.

There is no maximum number of transactions.  From within Quicken, press Ctrl  and select Help > About Quicken

Have you been saving attachments in the data file?

Richard Rosenfield

Here is a copy of my data. Am I ok with the file or do I need to reduce it.

Quicken Premier R23

File Information
Size of QDF file: 91568K
Accounts: 27
Categories: 565
Memorized Payees: 326
Securities/Max ref: 24/24
Transactions: 13666

-System Resources
Available memory: 2097151K
Total memory: 2097151K

UKR

You may be a little high on the number of categories, but if you really need that many, go right ahead. That should not be a problem.

You did not answer the question about "do you attach scanned document images to your transactions or accounts?" Your QDF is only about 90 MB, much less of your quoted 1 GB total file size. So, is the difference between 90 MB and 1 GB made up of attachments?

Bottom line, IMHO:
You're nowhere near any file size limitations.
To be on the safe side, I recommend running the file validation procedure outlined in Step (2) of Troubleshooting 101 - Fixing Software Installation and Data File Problems to see if that results in a significant reduction in file size.

Richard Rosenfield

Thanks for your quick replies. There are no attachments in my file.

UKR

So, if your file size, as shown by Windows Explorer, really is around 1GB (or 1,000,000 KB), where does the difference between 91,568 KB (~ 90 MB) and 1 GB come from? Gas, bloat, a bug in an old version of Quicken having created a gazillion scheduled reminder entries in a program loop?
Run the Copy + Validate + Supervalidate procedure above and see if that helps take the gas out of your file.