Transaction file is full
What is the best strategy to get Quicken working when you can't enter any transactions? I have been using this product since the early 90's and have come to the end of endless transactions I guess. I have read the few comments online, but no official statement or info from intuit. I thought I would be able to see my enter financial life, once I began using quicken, but I guess it isn't infinite.
So now what do I do. Archive(don't know how to do that) and delete old accounts to free up space?
I'm working in the patched together Mac Lion version 2007, so I am not holding my breath for an Intuit update anytime soon.
Any suggestions from someone who has had to do this would be appreciated.
Thanks
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One of the Mac experts will need to address the remainder of your issue ... but "file full" ISN'T it.
Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Home & Business
Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP
I'm with NotACPA in the opinion about running out of space, that is determined by your hard drive.
See this article: http://knowledgebase.quicken.com/support/help/account-transaction-issues/size-or-capacity-limitations-of-a-quicken-data-file/GEN82708.html
-also older versions as needed for testing
-Questions? Check out the Quicken Windows FAQ list
Quicken 2007 and older do have a finite limit, and you will get a warning about the transaction file being full.
Instead of deleting accounts (which might orphan transfers), you might have better luck using the File:Save a Copy function and trim off a few earlier years. It should set up correct open balances for the new start date.
-also older versions as needed for testing
-Questions? Check out the Quicken Windows FAQ list
http://knowledgebase.quicken.com/support/help/backup--restore--file-issues/troubleshooting-data-file-problems--mac-/GEN82514.html
But after following their advice, and after entering a few more transactions I got the error message again. My hard drive is not full either. I have 6GB available. I had read in some other posts that there is a 10,000(?) item transaction limit on accounts. Not sure if that is true. Haven't found that info on any intuit page.
Not sure if this applies to both Mac and PC? But I don't have 512 accounts. And your link says that Transactions should be unlimited if you have enough storage.
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[In a Quicken file you can have:
Accounts - Up to 512 accounts of each Account Type (spending, credit, investment, etc.);
Transactions, reports, and graphs - As many as allowed by the size of your hard drive;
Categories, subcategories, and tags - Up to 32,768 of each;
Trackable stocks - Up to 2,000 total;
Split lines - approximately 250 total.
Dollar amount - A Quicken file cannot have an entry that is larger than 99,999,999.99. This includes number of positions (shares) as well as amount of dollars.
Note: Once the limit has been reached, there is no way to decrease the limit count. For example, deleting an account will not "free-up" the code-line occupied by that account. This means that you cannot delete list elements and then be able to create new ones. Your only option once the limit is reached is to start a new Quicken file, keeping the current file as an historical copy.]
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But I did try and make a copy ,like Intuit suggested, and load that, and still the same error.