Microsoft KB Archive/133485

Money: Restoring Information from Archived Files

PSS ID Number: Q133485 Article last modified on 08-17-1998

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= SUMMARY =

You may find it necessary to restore some or all transactions removed while you archived a Money (.mny) file.

This article tells how to complete that process.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To restore archived transactions, do the following:


 * Clean up your archive file.
 * Export the transactions that have been archived.
 * Import the .qif file into your money file.

NOTE: You should make a backup copy of the archive file before you begin these steps.

  Open the archive file that contains the transactions you want to restore.   On the File menu, click Open.   Select your archived file and click OK.    Remove any transactions from the archive file that may cause duplicates in your primary Money file. For example, if you archived transactions prior to 1/1/95 on 4/30/95, you need to remove transactions from the archive file for 1/1/95 through 4/30/95. 

After removing any potential duplicate transactions, follow the steps below.

Exporting the Transactions from the Archive file
  On the File menu, click Export.   In the Export dialog box, select Loose QIF, and then click OK. </li>  In the next Export dialog box, use the suggested name or name the file with a .qif extension. Name the file so you can identify it later. Click OK. </li>  For version 3.x, in the next Export dialog box, select the type of account you want to export (restore). Each account that you export needs to have a different name. NOTE: If you have Investments, select Investments and export these accounts first. </li>  In the Select An Export Account dialog box, select the account you want to export, and then click Continue. </li>  In the confirmation Export Complete dialog box, click OK. </li>  Repeat these steps for each Investment and Regular account listed. </li></ol>

Importing The .qif File(S) Into Your Money Data File
  Open the File that you want to restore information to. </li>  On the File menu, click Import. </li>  In the Import dialog box, select the .qif files made in step 3 of the Export section, above. NOTE: You need to import all of the investment accounts first. </li>  In the Select Import Account dialog box, select the account to restore and click OK. </li>  In the Import Complete dialog box, click OK </li>  Repeat steps 2-6 until you have imported all accounts. </li></ol>

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information about archiving and .qif files, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE ID: Q76145 TITLE : Money: Options for Archiving Money Data Files

ARTICLE-ID: Q77462 TITLE : Money: Some Transactions May Not Be Removed After Archiving

ARTICLE-ID: Q77040 TITLE : Money: Exporting .QIF Files from Microsoft Money

ARTICLE-ID: Q114641 TITLE : Money: Importing Quicken 3.0 for Windows Files into Money

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