Deleted several accounts from Quicken but the data file stayed the same size

Choppy
Choppy Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
edited March 2023 in Errors and Troubleshooting (Windows)
I'm trying to reduce my quicken file size ( up 600 MB ) so I deleted several accounts within that file from Quicken but the data file stayed the same size. I did the repair file action but no change. Is there something else to do?

TIA

Answers

  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    Deleting the accounts only marks them as deleted. A File Copy operation is needed to actually delete them because they won't be copied into the new file.

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, as of 2025 using QWin Premier (US) on Win10 Pro & Win11 Pro on 2 PCs.

  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭✭✭

    If your data file is 600MB I would bet most of that space is taken up by attachments. Accounts don't really take up much space.

    Signature:
    This is my website (ImportQIF is free to use):

    http://www.quicknperlwiz.com/

  • Choppy
    Choppy Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
    That works. Thanks!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories