tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/general-questions/92033-moneydance-file-namingInfinite Kind: Discussion 2020-02-19T10:10:22Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/478528942019-11-20T04:38:52Z2019-11-20T04:38:52ZMoneydance file naming<div><p>I'm a fellow user.</p>
<p>You tend to see filenames like that if you have the software set to create backups on exit, then when you open Moneydance if you open the backup it creates a whole new data set with an appended number.</p>
<p>You do not state the O/S you re using but if you look under the folder .moneydance/documents in you login directory do you see a series of folders many with names like this.</p></div>dwgtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/478528942019-11-20T10:08:03Z2019-11-20T10:08:03ZMoneydance file naming<div><p>I am not support staff, just a user.<br>
Hi Ron.</p>
<p>Perhaps an explanation of Moneydance backups would help to see if it fit what you are finding.</p>
<p>Moneydance 2019 has two methods for making a backup.</p>
<p>The backup location can be found under HELP (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – SHOW BACKUP FOLDER. In both cases you can select the backup location and as such it is good practice to set the location on a cloud server such as Dropbox, in case your hard drive fails.</p>
<p>Manual backup. A manual backup can be made under FILE (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – BACKUP EXPORT. The file naming convention is yourdatasetname-yyyymmdd-tttt.moneydancearchive</p>
<p>Automatic backup is set under FILE (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – PREFERENCES – BACKUPS. Auto backup makes a backup every time you close Moneydance. Moneydance only keep the last auto backup of the day, overwriting any previous auto backups for that day. You can set the number of backups to be kept. When this number is exceeded the oldest backup is deleted. The file naming convention is yourdatasetname.yyyy-mm-dd.moneydancearchive</p>
<p>A moneydancearchive file is a compressed data set.<br>
The contents of a backup file is AES256 encrypted and provided you have set a password under FILE (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – PASSWORDS can only be opened by Moneydance by entering your password after using FILE (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – RESTORE FROM BACKUP.</p>
<p>When you FILE (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – RESTORE FROM BACKUP you do not overwrite your existing data set. This is in case you later find you need access to your old data set. A new data set is created with the naming convention – from manual backup yourdatasetname-yyyymmdd-tttt.moneydance the date time code taken from the backup file - from auto backup yourdatasetname (plus at number) e.g. yourdatasetname 2.moneydance The default data set location can be found under HELP (MONEYDANCE on Mac) – SHOW DOCUMENT FOLDER. You can delete old data sets you no longer want. You can rename a restored data set with Moneydance closed as you would any other folder provided you retain “.moneydance” extension. A data set is a folder not a file containing other folders and files. When you open Moneydance it will open in the “Welcome to Moneydance” window with the data set name listed on the right.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p></div>derekkent23