attached documents

Question

Hi,

I attach documents to transactions in my account register. But my drive is getting too fussy and I'd like to reorganize. If I move documents to a different folder will this break the links and, if so, will Quicken be able to find them again? Or do I have to manually reconnect everything? Thanks

retird · Answer

I too attach documents within Quicken.  I find that taking a document, picture, and etc. works well for me when I copy and paste the document, picture, etc into an Adobe .pdf and save the .pdf file and attach the .pdf in Quicken., With few exceptions, all attachments are .pdf files for consistancy throughout my Quicken.

Q97 · Answer

Quicken attachments are stored inside your Quicken .qdf data file. They are not links to files in the PC file system. If you move your .qdf file, all its attachments will still be accessible from within Quicken.

niven · Answer

thanks everyone, as I understand it adding links to documents increases th size of the file. I'm not too concerned about this because I don't do it that much - only expenses I need to save for tax purposes and my PC has 3 drives with loads or room. I'll archive the oldest if it ever becomes an issue. The real reason for my questions was to ask if Quicken would reconnect to the files if I moved documents into a different folder. I'll test it and if it doesn't work I won't do it again. Thanks