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I have never run Year End.

tbf47

Windows... R28.16 build 27.28.16
I have transactional data going back 20 years. I have never executed a year end file data archive. I am diligent about daily backups. I would like to hear some comments about this. Not had any problems. Just wondering what some in the community think about this. Thanks

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Chris_QPW

The only time I have ever run Year End Copy is to test it because some people claim (usually wrong because they don't understand how it works) that it doesn't work.

I have never used it for my personal data file, and I would venture to say none of the Super Users that answer questions on here use it either.

Mark1104

I am also a user with 26 years of data! that year end function was quite valuable many years ago when hard drives were much smaller and processors were much slower. Up until 2000, I would create a year end file each year so that the file would run quicker in quicken and i had enough room on my harddrive (probably more the former than the latter as i recall). With today's computer power and the size of hard drives, I don't see that the function has value anymore. My quicken file is 250mg and my processor is powerful enough that it simply is not an issue.

splasher

Not doing the Year End Copy is one of the smartest things you have done in Quicken. I look at my data file going back to 1996 as a diary of things that have happened and several times a year end up searching for when I bought or donated something.

Yes, I wrote the YEC FAQ, but that was to document the ins and outs of it when users complained that it did not work as expected. I only run YEC for testing like Chris_QPW.

q_lurker

I have data going back to 1991 in my file. Would not consider using YEC, since I occasionally want to look up an old record from a not clearly recognized year or time frame. Never have had a problem associated with my complete file - now at 166 MB.

FWIW: I am not sure if this is the post @splasher referred to. It dates back to 2012, but I suspect the principles expressed are still applicable.
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7149937/faq-year-end-copy