Backup file size different from last week

#3 02-15-2006, 01:21 AM

BTW, I restored the 20Meg file on my laptop, and the 10 meg file on another
PC, and as far as I can tell, at least with respect to account list and the
entries in the last month, both were the same. Bizarre.

"Piraisoli" wrote:

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> I backed up Money today and I noted that the file size was about 10 Meg, but
> the backup last week was closer to 20 meg. I thought there might be
> something wrong with the backup I just did, so I did the backup again, to
> another location, and still it was 10 Meg. What would explain the drastic
> change? Nothing was deleted during the week.
> Thanks.

#2 02-14-2006, 11:37 PM

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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> In microsoft.public.money, Piraisoli wrote:
> > I backed up Money today and I noted that the file size was about 10 Meg, but
> > the backup last week was closer to 20 meg. I thought there might be
> > something wrong with the backup I just did, so I did the backup again, to
> > another location, and still it was 10 Meg. What would explain the drastic
> > change? Nothing was deleted during the week.
> One backup was not compressed? You backed up different files?

Nope, exactly the same files, and I didn't ask for compression either time.

P.

#1 02-14-2006, 11:21 PM

The algorithms of internal data compacting and how that maps to the size of
the backup file are a mystery.

I've never seen a 50% swing before, but I've seen +5MB/-0MB on 65MB.

"Piraisoli" <Piraisoli[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- quote -

> I backed up Money today and I noted that the file size was about 10 Meg,
but
> the backup last week was closer to 20 meg. I thought there might be
> something wrong with the backup I just did, so I did the backup again, to
> another location, and still it was 10 Meg. What would explain the drastic
> change? Nothing was deleted during the week.
> Thanks.

02-14-2006, 09:41 PM

In microsoft.public.money, Piraisoli wrote:

- quote -

> I backed up Money today and I noted that the file size was about 10 Meg, but
> the backup last week was closer to 20 meg. I thought there might be
> something wrong with the backup I just did, so I did the backup again, to
> another location, and still it was 10 Meg. What would explain the drastic
> change? Nothing was deleted during the week.

One backup was not compressed? You backed up different files?

#-1 02-14-2006, 09:31 PM

I backed up Money today and I noted that the file size was about 10 Meg, but
the backup last week was closer to 20 meg. I thought there might be
something wrong with the backup I just did, so I did the backup again, to
another location, and still it was 10 Meg. What would explain the drastic
change? Nothing was deleted during the week.

Thanks.

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