How to reduce my data file that I have since 2008?

Dinis Couto
Dinis Couto Quicken Windows Subscription Member
in File Conversion and Backup (Windows)

Hello,
my desktop "Quicken Classic Business & Personal" is running very slow (even knowing my computer is new). I realized I have account records since 2008 and one of the files is about 250MB in size.
Is there a way to archive or reduce the file size (as I do not go back to those old transactions) to improve performance?
Any other suggestions on how to increase performance as any screen move is painfully slow.
Thank you so much,
Dinis

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  • Tom Young
    Tom Young Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    My Quicken file is approaching 364MB; it may be running slower that it did years ago, but not frustratingly slow.

    Try making a QUICKEN Copy of the file. Quicken's copy function does generally result in a smaller file as it rebuilds the database from scratch, eliminating "dead space" and leftover data from deleted transactions, and the like.

    You will need to reconnect all the Accounts in the file to their Financial Institutions for downloading.

  • RalphC
    RalphC Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭

    The size of the Quicken data file will not perceptibly slow down the software performance, except for copies or backups to other drives. However, if you want to shrink the size, delete any obsolete or unneeded attachments.

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