Unable to use a previously used Category and subcategory

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mazur777
mazur777 Member ✭✭
edited May 2023 in Errors and Troubleshooting (Windows)
I had setup a subcategory about 14 years ago has been used annually. Went to use it today and is acting like it’s a new category group and tells me I can’t create this. I rang a validate and super validate to no success. Also tried to kill the old one and recreate it….no success.

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  • mazur777
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    Did not find any erroneous information. Resolved by creating a new subcategory to Category Automobile and Quicken accepted that and changed previously entries to this new one. Go figure!

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  • NotACPA
    NotACPA SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    And that Category is? The sub-cat is?

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

  • UKR
    UKR SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It looks like your Category List has become corrupted.
    You may have categories looking like accounts, named "ACCT_xxxx" (where xxxx is a 3 - 5 digit hexadecimal number) or even "TEMP_xxxx".
    You may also have the same category name listed more than once … which is illegal in a table defined as allowing only unique names.
    See if you can locate and delete these problem entries.

    For more details, please read this discussion in its entirety:

    https://community.quicken.com/discussion/comment/20343921#Comment_20343921

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