Just wanted to get back to you after seeing if your advice worked. It did!
The backup folder listed was from my Windows XP system. I changed the folder
to the Vista location. I set the program to maintain 5 backups, and it has
been doing that ever since.
Thanks.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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In microsoft.public.money, Andrew wrote:

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Good observation! I cannot confirm that trimming would not have
happened, since I had raised my number of backups to 39, but I have
changed my path based on your report.

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I expect that manually trimming back to the maximum desired would be
required just once. I would expect that Money would not reduce, the
number of existing backups, but it would stop growing the number.

Thank you. I suspected the problem was Vista-related. I will try that.

"Andrew" wrote:

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I had this problem too using Money 2007 Deluxe on Vista Home Premium. I think
it happened as a side effect of upgrading to Vista. I noticed the backup
settings still specified the backup path using the XP folder structure, e.g.:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Andrew\My Documents\" even though the Vista folder
structure is actually "C:\Users\Andrew\Documents\". Apparently the folder
redirection in Vista works well enough that Money can create the new backup
file but not delete the old backup file. Once I switched the backup path to
the Vista folder structure, Money properly deleted the oldest backup file.

Note: I don't know if Money will properly delete extra backups prior to
making this change. I had already deleted all the backups before changing the
path.

-Andrew

"david_at_houston" wrote:

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"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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backups. I will see if this helps. The version of Money Plus I am using is:
17.0.150.727. I should also have mentioned that I am using Vista Home Premium.

In microsoft.public.money, david_at_houston wrote:

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That problem you are describing should not occur in Money Plus. What
is your version when you do Help-> About?

What Money will do if you choose N backups, is to back up to the
specified media, and then if there are more than N backups with the
same name pattern, to delete the (N+1)th entry. So if N is 4, and
there were 4 existing backups, backup would add a new one, and then
delete the 5th oldest. If N is 4 and there are already 5 backups,
there will still be 5 after backup. Backup adds one, and then
deletes up to one file.

Be sure that you don't already have too many matching backups before
setting the amount.

------------------------------------ In Money Plus: Tools-> Settings-> BackupSettings
I suggest checking
x Automatically backup my Money file every time I close Money
Save in [a place on your hard drive ]
x Ask me before backing up each time*
x Compress Backup Files
Keep only the _20_most recent backup files [adjust to taste]

x Perform scheduled backups every _14_ days
Save in [a USB flash drive location]
x Ask me before backing up each time*
x Compress Backup Files
Keep only the _2_most recent backup files [adjust to taste,

Then periodically, perhaps once per month or more, copy your latest
backup (uniquely named by Money) to a CDR. With XP, this can be a
copy and paste operation. Otherwise use the burning software that
came with your CDR drive.

I strongly suggest use of a USB Flash drive rather than floppies.
They are bigger, so you don't have to swap media to back up. Plus
they are much more reliable (but not failure-proof).

* The reason I have Money ask me, is that I don't want to back up
each time I exit. If I went into Money 5 times in a day, I would
not want to back up 5 times, nor would I want to delete 5 other
backup files. You will be given the choice to BackUpNow or to
Postpone.

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

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Yes. I am using Money Plus Business and Home, the most recent version. I
have it set to automatically backup to both my hard drive and a flash drive.
Should I make a change?
Thanks for your quick reply.

In microsoft.public.money, david_at_houston wrote:

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It sounds as if you are using Money 2006 or 2007 and backing up to a
removable drive. Is that correct?

Money is supposed to automatically delete old backups. However, mine keeps
adding new backups without deleting the old ones. I have entered various
numbers of "to save" backups in the drop down box, with no luck.