Microsoft KB Archive/184938

Money 98: Difference Between Compacted and Compressed Data Files

PSS ID Number: Q184938 Article last modified on 08-18-1998

WINDOWS:98,99

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Money 98 == 

= SUMMARY =

This article explains when Microsoft Money compacts a data file and when it compresses a data file, and the difference between the two.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Compacting
When you quit Money, it compacts the data file to minimize disk usage if one or more of the following conditions is true:


 * The file was newly created.
 * The file was archived (on the File menu, click Archive).
 * The file is 300 kilobytes (KB) larger than the size it was after the last time it was compacted.

NOTE: Money does not compact files based on the number of times you have quit the program.

Compressing
Money compresses the data whenever you create a backup data file. To do this, on the File menu, click Backup (in Money 98) or click Back Up (in Money 99). Money compresses the backup file using a more space-efficient storage method than compaction, which prevents you from using the backup file while it is in a compressed format.

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