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Are Dat files necessary
Smitty523
I have a lot of these files on computer (windows) Are they necessary for Quicken to operate properly
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splasher
Yes and no. You can delete them, but Quicken will just create them again, so it will be a never ending battle.
Rocket J Squirrel
There is an existing Idea to move the .DAT files out of the data directory and into the application data area, where they belong. Vote here:
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7884630/move-dat-files-out-of-documents-and-into-appdata
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