Size of backup file increased dramatically

ElayneR
ElayneR Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭
edited November 22 in Download, Add/Update Accounts (Windows)

I am running Quicken Classic Premier on Windows 11, latest version of Quicken R64.30

I back up my Quicken QDF every week. It usually increases by about 50kb weekly. Then suddenly on 10/05 it went from 199,536 KB to 353,700 KB. On 10/12 the backup didn't increase in size even though there were the usual number of transactions. I think there was a release a few days earlier but I'm not sure. This is a concern because I am getting a new computer this week & will need to restore the quicken backup. If it's corrupt I have a real issue. How can I tell if the file is OK? Quicken seems to be running fine. Can anyone help?

Thanks!

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  • splasher
    splasher Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    When you transition to the new computer, just copy the .QDF file from old to new, don't do a restore of a backup unless you have to.

    After running Q on the new computer, make a backup and compare the size, old vs new.

    Personally, I have recently gone through all of the software updates and have not seen an increase in backup file size. My .QDF and .QDF-backup are within 5KB of each other.

    Now, it could be what you have stored in your data file, mine is pure data, no attachments, no extras, just transactions.

    -splasher using Q continuously since 1996
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  • richlinke
    richlinke Member ✭✭

    I have exactly the same problem. Long-time Quicken user. Quicken Classic on Windows 11. Validating increases QDF file size from 165MB to 330MB!

    Any solution to this?

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