how do I delete all data in quicken

Question

I had an old version of quicken that i no longer used and made many mistakes. I uninstalled in and bought a new quicken but somehow the old information is there. I would like to start with a clean slate - how do I delete all information or start fresh? TIA!

Ps56k2 · Answer

The data is not stored INSIDE Quicken - it is just like most other programs... 
the data is stored in an external file, much like MS Word and .Doc or MS Excel and .XLS - 
Quicken creates .QDF Quicken Data Files - as many different ones as you want... so keep the old AND start a new one.

Chris_QPW · Answer

Note that if you want to actually delete the old data file you need to delete with Windows File Explorer.
It will be a file with the type of .QDF and by default it will be in the Documents\Quicken folder.

Just be sure you aren't deleting the new one you just created.

mfblum · Answer

thanks so much for the quick answer! very easy!