Performance - Big files after archiveing?

#1 12-04-2004, 08:02 PM

See also http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=7.

<jim[at]hausdave.yi.org> wrote in message
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> I'm using Win98 and MSmoney 2003. In order to achieve a little
> better performance I archived the MS file. Performance did
> improve a little. However, the file was 24,660KB before the
> archive and after the archive it is still over 20,000KB. And I
> archived up to the present date. The File did not get much
> smaller! My question: what makes the file so big? I assume that
> the size is proportional to the number of accounts and length of
> the account name. But there must be something else as there is
> no transactions data in the File!
> Comments appreciated.

12-04-2004, 08:00 PM

It probably hasn't auto-compacted the file yet. After a few more closes of
the file, Money will likely do this. Investment price history also
contributes greatly and is probably (I don't know/am guessing) not removed
by archiving.

For many reasons, I do not recommend archiving and do not practice it.

<jim[at]hausdave.yi.org> wrote in message
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- quote -

> I'm using Win98 and MSmoney 2003. In order to achieve a little
> better performance I archived the MS file. Performance did
> improve a little. However, the file was 24,660KB before the
> archive and after the archive it is still over 20,000KB. And I
> archived up to the present date. The File did not get much
> smaller! My question: what makes the file so big? I assume that
> the size is proportional to the number of accounts and length of
> the account name. But there must be something else as there is
> no transactions data in the File!
> Comments appreciated.

#-1 12-04-2004, 07:51 PM

I'm using Win98 and MSmoney 2003. In order to achieve a little
better performance I archived the MS file. Performance did
improve a little. However, the file was 24,660KB before the
archive and after the archive it is still over 20,000KB. And I
archived up to the present date. The File did not get much
smaller! My question: what makes the file so big? I assume that
the size is proportional to the number of accounts and length of
the account name. But there must be something else as there is
no transactions data in the File!

Comments appreciated.

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