I seem to have lost the last 10 years of data. Please help!
Moneydance just opened with a blank set of data and seems to have created a new "Personal Finances NEW.moneydance" file...(the old one was called "Personal Finances" with none of the data i previously had.
i have looked for backups from a few days ago, but i can't find any trace of a back up that contains all the recent data (only very old files from 2015).
I do see a "Personal Finances.moneydance" file from Nov 2 but it's a CSV file, and moneydance doesn't show it as an option either to open with or to import from.
Can any let me know either whether there might be a back up file, or how to retrieve the data from the CSV file which might have the data i'm looking for?
Thanks
PWi
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1 Posted by pascal.winckel on 16 Nov, 2025 03:44 PM
Also i have checked preferences to see where the back up files are. it says the back is done once a day and gives a file path in the form of /users/pascal/library/....... i can see a /users/pascal folder but no "library" folder under pascal. so the backup folder seems to be missing.
Support Staff 2 Posted by Jenny on 16 Nov, 2025 04:07 PM
Hi,
I'm sorry to hear about the problems you've encountered.
Open Moneydance and select File > Open. If you see multiple data files listed here, select each one to open it and check the file contents for your missing accounts.
The library folder you are looking for is a hidden folder, so it can be tricky to locate it via Finder. Open Finder and select Go > Go to Folder, then copy and paste in exactly the following:
~/Library
This will pull up your local Library folder, and you can navigate to the required location.
However, you can follow the steps below to more easily access your backups -
Open Moneydance and select Help > Show Backup Folder. This will open a new window containing your .moneydancearchive backup files. Look for a backup file dated just before these problems started, then double-click the file to restore your data into the program.
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Jenny, Infinite Kind Support