Quicken Duplicating Scheduled Transactions

Randy Schmidt
Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

Recently Quicken started duplicating scheduled transactions. E.g., pensions deposited the 1st of the month show up four times in the same amount on the same day. Scheduled transactions that I deleted come back and appear again. I have deleted and re-entered recurring transactions that should be there and the problem happens again.

I understand this is a known issue and yet it does not seem that Quicken has addressed it yet. It's very frustrating because it messes up cash flow projections, showing income three or four times more than what it actually is. [Edited - Language]

I've followed steps recommended in other posts but it keeps happening. A permanent fix is needed. What is being done to address this?

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  • Quicken Kristina
    Quicken Kristina Quicken Windows Subscription Moderator mod

    Hello @Randy Schmidt,

    Thank you for letting us know you're seeing this issue. To help troubleshoot, please provide more information:

    • You mentioned this started recently. When did you first notice this behavior?
      • Did this unwanted behavior coincide with a program/computer update or an unexpected program/computer shutdown?
    • Do you keep your Quicken file directly on your local hard drive?
    • Is your Quicken file synced with any cloud service, such as OneDrive, iCloud, or Dropbox?

    Since the most likely cause of this behavior is a file-specific problem, I suggest that you try validating your data file.  Please save a backup file prior to performing these steps. 

    Validate: 

    1. File
    2. Validate and Repair File... Validate and repair.png
    3. Validate File
    4. Click OK
    5. Close the Data Log
    6. Close Quicken (leave it closed for at least 5 secs)
    7. Reopen Quicken and see if the issue persists.

    Note: Validating your file is unlikely to remove existing duplicates, but it may be able to prevent the issue from happening again after the duplicates are deleted.

    Please let me know how it goes!

    Quicken Kristina

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  • Randy Schmidt
    Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

    Hi Kristina,

    I can't pinpoint when it started but it seems like it's been happening for around 2-3 weeks. I also can't determine if it coincided with a computer shutdown but I do believe one happened unexpectedly a couple weeks ago. My data file is on the hard drive but the backup is on an external drive. Neither file is sync'd with the cloud, Drop Box or OneDrive.

    Last week I deleted a deposit scheduled on February 1 that was duplicated three times (four deposits instead of one). It was OK for a few days. Today, it's back again, duplicated once. A second deposit (spouse's pension) was also scheduled for February 1 and I also deleted the duplicate transaction of that deposit last week. Today, it's back. Both are duplicated on the 1st of every month now.

    Another deposit is scheduled on the fifth of the month. Last week I deleted the duplicate and the original and re-entered a recurring transaction from scratch. Today, that deposit is duplicated on the fifth of every month.

    A bill scheduled for January 14 that I paid and matched to a downloaded transaction also keeps returning as a scheduled transaction. Two debit card transactions that I projected to occur on the 6th of January were not needed and I deleted them last week. Today they are back as scheduled transactions on the 6th of February. They were not entered as monthly transactions.

    At your recommendation, I backed up my data file, verified and repaired the file and viewed the log of repairs that were made. This included the following:

    "Repaired your data file by removing a damaged category. Please check your category list for missing categories by going to Tools>Category List."
    "Quicken found a damaged scheduled reminder and removed it. Please check your scheduled reminders by going to Tools>Manage Bills and Income Reminders."
    "Quicken found a damaged scheduled reminder and removed it. Please check your scheduled reminders by going to Tools>Manage Bills and Income Reminders."

    I closed Quicken and re-launched it. All the duplicate transactions are repeated. So these steps did not solve the problem. I will delete the duplicate transactions again but I won't be surprised if they show up again afterwards. If that happens I'll ask you to escalate this issue because others have indicated that they are also experiencing it.

    Thank you,

    Randy Schmidt

  • Quicken Kristina
    Quicken Kristina Quicken Windows Subscription Moderator mod

    Thank you for your reply,

    To clarify, are these duplicate transactions in your register, or are they duplicate reminders?

    If they are duplicate reminders, please try restoring a backup from before the problem started, and test to see if that resolves the issue.

    If they are duplicate transactions, then please follow the instructions in the article linked below to troubleshoot: https://www.quicken.com/support/quicken-downloads-transactions-which-are-duplicates-existing-register-entries/#section-windows-0

    Thank you!

    Quicken Kristina

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  • Randy Schmidt
    Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

    They are all duplicated reminders, except for the transactions that I matched with downloaded transactions which were cleared and reconciled as well as two debit card transactions that were scheduled (as reminders) but deleted before they occurred. So far today, no duplicate reminders are showing.

  • Randy Schmidt
    Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

    I just downloaded transactions and now the problem with duplicate transactions recurred. I'm getting very tired of deleting duplicate transactions that are being created by a glitch in the Quicken application. If you can't identify the source of the errors and offer a solution, I will elevate this issue to the Office of the President or ask you to escalate to the next level.

  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Are you Syncing to Mobile/Web? Is the Sync option in Edit / Preferences / Mobile & Web turned on?
      AND
    2. do you actually use the Mobile app on your smartphone or the Quicken on the Web browser-based app?


    The Sync process has been suspected of a number of weird things happening with Quicken, up to and including reminders that come back after having been deleted. Could your problem be caused by Sync?


    • If you answer "yes" to the 1st question and "no" to the 2nd question, turn Sync off completely. You don't need it. The Sync process should only be used in conjunction with the Quicken app for Smartphones or the Quicken on the Web browser app. It cannot be used as a replacement for backing up and restoring your Quicken data file.
    • If you answer "yes" to both questions, try to Reset Sync so that the current cloud sync file is replaced with a fresh complete copy
    Do note that a full Sync process may take many minutes to complete.

    How to reset Sync to Cloud
    • Log out of your mobile app, then do this on your desktop / laptop:
    • Go to Edit / Preferences / Mobile and Web
    • Click the "Reset your cloud data" link and follow the instructions until it is complete.
    • Sync your desktop file to the cloud
    • Now log back into your mobile app

    How to turn off Sync to Cloud for the current data file
    • Go to Edit / Preferences / Mobile and Web
    • Change the Sync radio button and set it to OFF

  • Randy Schmidt
    Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

    I am not syncing to anything. I don't use a Quicken smartphone app. This problem does not appear to be on my end. It started about four weeks ago and had never happened before. I did a reboot for a Windows update today and upon launching Quicken afterwards, the duplicate scheduled transactions are NOT showing up at the moment. Hopefully, it'll stay that way.

  • Quicken Kristina
    Quicken Kristina Quicken Windows Subscription Moderator mod

    Thank you for the follow-up,

    I'm glad to hear that it's behaving so far.

    If the issue returns, please let us know!

    Quicken Kristina

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  • Randy Schmidt
    Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

    Well, good old Quicken did it again. After I reconciled today's downloaded transactions, a number of reminders are now duplicated again. A bill that I paid, downloaded and reconciled on January 14 shows up as a new past-due reminder for January 14. A bill that I paid, downloaded and reconciled from January 28 shows up as a new past-due reminder for January 28. A monthly deposit scheduled the 5th of each month is duplicated every month starting in March.

    You know there is an ongoing issue that appears intermittently as I and others have brought to your attention. When will there be a fix for this frustrating problem? Please escalate and get it addressed!

  • Quicken Kristina
    Quicken Kristina Quicken Windows Subscription Moderator mod

    Thank you for the follow-up,

    Since the issue has returned, it's possible this is a file-specific problem. To troubleshoot, I suggest that you try validating your data file.  Please save a backup file prior to performing these steps. 

    Validate: 

    1. File
    2. Validate and Repair File... Validate and repair.png
    3. Validate File
    4. Click OK
    5. Close the Data Log
    6. Close Quicken (leave it closed for at least 5 secs)
    7. Reopen Quicken and see if the issue persists.

    If you're wanting to escalate the issue, rather than do more troubleshooting here, typically the fastest way to do escalate, especially if you can reliably replicate the issue, is to contact Quicken Support directly, since they have access to tools we can't access on the Community and they're able to escalate the issue as needed. The Quicken Support phone number can be found through this link here. Phone support is available from 5:00 am PT to 5:00 pm PT, Monday through Friday.

    I hope this helps!

    Quicken Kristina

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  • Elm Street
    Elm Street Quicken Windows Subscription Member
    edited February 9

    I have the same issue. I've used Quicken since 2011 with no issues. [Removed - Speculation/No Soliciting]

  • Randy Schmidt
    Randy Schmidt Quicken Windows Other Member ✭✭

    Kristina, I had already done the complete validate and repair thing before contacting you again. Honestly, your responses are not at all helpful. You always point the problem back to the user, when you know it's a program bug that has reported by a number of posters. Please advise when an actual fix is in the works.

    Quicken Support is also not particularly useful. At the top, information is posted on known issues with Discover and Fidelity accounts but nothing else. Below that there are many radio buttons for people "getting started" and a link to FAQs that do not address this problem. At the bottom are your "featured videos" on how use the application. Finally, at the bottom, there's the section on "Do you still need help?" The options offered there are 1.) to connect with this community, 2.) to connect with a "virtual assistant" that will provide canned unresponsive answers and 3.) to "contact us," which then offers a chat ("RECOMMENDED") or "call us" (CLOSED except for Monday through Friday). This does not sound like Quicken is really interested in Customer Support.

  • ljkeryc
    ljkeryc Quicken Windows Subscription Member ✭✭

    Issue for me also. I have deleted the reminder and replaced with a new one. Seems some days it's specific to a particular transaction then today it picked up and changed 2 new reminders. This is a bug! Been going on nearly 3 weeks now.

  • Quicken Kristina
    Quicken Kristina Quicken Windows Subscription Moderator mod

    Hello @ljkeryc,

    Thank you for letting us know you're seeing this issue. To help troubleshoot, please provide more information:

    • When did you first notice this behavior?
      • Did this unwanted behavior coincide with a program/computer update or an unexpected program/computer shutdown?
    • Do you keep your Quicken file directly on your local hard drive?
    • Is your Quicken file synced with any cloud service, such as OneDrive, iCloud, or Dropbox?
    • Did deleting and recreating the reminder correct the issue (for that reminder)

    I look forward to your response!

    Quicken Kristina

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