End of year purge

#5 12-19-2004, 12:30 AM

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> Subject: End of year purge
> From: "=?Utf-8?B?YnJhdW5zdGV2ZW4=?=" braunsteven[at]discussions.microsoft.com
> Date: 12/18/2004 1:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
> Message-id: <8C11F1BC-D98D-4135-8A8F-95C67A66BD2A[at]microsoft.com> Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for 2005. My
> file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to purge
> some older transactions
> Can someone offer a suggestion?

My suggestion is that if you are willing to purge five or six years of YOUR
financial data you obviously don't need it. So why use Money in the first
place. You really need some honest motivation to work with a personal finance
program to help you manage your finances. If you don't want to invest time into
the project, why bother. The answer isn't always upload and download of files
"AUTOMATICALLY" into Money. Steve

#4 12-18-2004, 07:46 PM

DONT!

It just ain't worth it - you will lose far more than any perceived increase
in performance.

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"braunsteven" <braunsteven[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for 2005. My
> file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to
> purge
> some older transactions
> Can someone offer a suggestion?

#3 12-18-2004, 06:43 PM

If starting over how do you address continuity of amortised accounts such
as mortgage and other loans, and investment history?

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 10:35:03 -0800, braunsteven
<braunsteven[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

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> Starting over seems so, so, so, well like to much work. I know wah wah
> wah
> yes I'll have some cheese with my wine....
> "sandman" wrote:
> > Start over? I tried purge on previous version and it totally mangled my
> > file. If you want to try it, at least create your own (manual) copy of
> > your
> > mny file before you start. I don't trust Money's backup procedures
> > either -
> > they keep overwriting the same file and unless you remember to change
> > the
> > filename back, it will stomp on your backup.
> > > "braunsteven" wrote:
> > > > Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for
> > 2005. My
> > > file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to
> > purge
> > > some older transactions
> > > > > Can someone offer a suggestion?

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#2 12-18-2004, 05:35 PM

Starting over seems so, so, so, well like to much work. I know wah wah wah
yes I'll have some cheese with my wine....

"sandman" wrote:

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> Start over? I tried purge on previous version and it totally mangled my
> file. If you want to try it, at least create your own (manual) copy of your
> mny file before you start. I don't trust Money's backup procedures either -
> they keep overwriting the same file and unless you remember to change the
> filename back, it will stomp on your backup.
> "braunsteven" wrote:
> > Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for 2005. My
> > file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to purge
> > some older transactions
> > > Can someone offer a suggestion?

#1 12-18-2004, 05:13 PM

Start over? I tried purge on previous version and it totally mangled my
file. If you want to try it, at least create your own (manual) copy of your
mny file before you start. I don't trust Money's backup procedures either -
they keep overwriting the same file and unless you remember to change the
filename back, it will stomp on your backup.

"braunsteven" wrote:

- quote -

> Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for 2005. My
> file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to purge
> some older transactions
> Can someone offer a suggestion?

12-18-2004, 05:11 PM

In microsoft.public.money, braunsteven wrote:

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> Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for 2005. My
> file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to purge
> some older transactions
> Can someone offer a suggestion?

Read some past postings:
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups...04&safe=images

#-1 12-18-2004, 05:03 PM

Is there a better way to "clean up my Money file" and prepare for 2005. My
file is getting very big after 5 years useage and I think its time to purge
some older transactions

Can someone offer a suggestion?

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