Learn about working with Money files

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Most of the time you'll have a single file that contains all your financial information. However, you might want to create an additional file if you are maintaining two different sets of accounts, such as one for home and one for a charity. In this case, remember that Money doesn't share information between files. If you use more than one file, the reports and charts will contain information only from the file that is currently open.

Use MoneyÆs file functions to:

• Save your work Every time you enter a transaction, create a new account, or make any other changes, Money automatically saves your work ù so you don't have to save when quitting.
• Back up a file You should make frequent backup copies of your Money file. Then, if you somehow lose or destroy the original, you won't lose your work.
• Archive transactions When you archive (To copy your current file into a storage file and remove older transactions from the current file. Archiving is a two-step process. First, Money makes an identical copy of your current Money file (the "archive"). Money removes older transactions from your current file to keep it a manageable size.) your file, Money backs up the complete file, then removes old transactions from your working file to keep it to a manageable size.

WhatÆs the difference between a file and an account?

How do I create a new file?

How do I open a file?

How do I back up my file?

How do I archive my records?

How do I open files from a previous version of Money?