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Tom Ingham Clark

Nov 27, 2016 @ 05:05 PM

I upgrated from Monwydance 2014 to 2017 recently and found I had lost all the Tags data. I have at last reloaded MoneyDance 2014 on another PC but am unable to open the previous saved data - its as if the program won't read it or execute the folder/file.

I understand i need to locate my "data set" which is the folder: 'root.mdinternal-2014-05- 19.moneydance'. When you normally open a file within a program there is a file extension after full stop like .doc for a Word file but there isn't here. Also, the Open Other window seems to want to find a file not a folder. I'm running Windows 10. Anyone help me?
Tom

1. 1 Posted by ATucker on Nov 27, 2016 @ 07:31 PM

   

   Note: I am a 2014 user, not support staff. I am also using Windows 10.

   The 'root.mdinternal-2014-05-19.moneydance' is the naming format for a Moneydance Checkpoint file, not a folder.

   The data set is stored in a folder named AccountSet.moneydance, where AccountSet = what you named it when you set up Moneydance.

   The actual data is stored in a file in the AccountSet.moneydance folder called root.mdinternal. The file extension you seek is mdinternal.

   Tom

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2. 2 Posted by Tom Ingham Clar... on Nov 27, 2016 @ 07:37 PM

   

   Thanks

   I'll try it.

   Tom

   Sent from my iPhone

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3. 3 Posted by F T Ingham Clar... on Nov 27, 2016 @ 10:19 PM

   

   Thank you very much indeed! All fixed and now working- only taken two weeks to piece together how to do so!

   Very happy
   Tom

   Sent from my iPad

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