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Sardine

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Dec 27, 2009, 12:34:23 AM12/27/09
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I have been using QB 2004 pro since Jan 2005. It does everything I need,
particularly invoices and inventory.

Recently I had to replace my computer. I built a nice one that has
windows 7/64 for an operating system. QB 2004 wouldn't even load however
just about everything else I have did, and ran just fine.

QB told me to get QB 2010 pro so I did. It installed fast and imported
my last 2004 backup file. The new 2010 started working right where I
left off with 2004, no complaints. I was very pleased to avoid typing
all my data back in.

My question (sorry for all the added info) is about the backup files I
create. 2004 was making backup QBB files that were about 1.2 MB in size.
Using the exact same data 2010 backups are more than 6 MB in size. What
is going on?

Is this normal or do I have a problem?

Thanks in advance.

Sardine

Mark Bole

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Dec 27, 2009, 10:02:16 AM12/27/09
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Sardine wrote:

> My question (sorry for all the added info) is about the backup files I
> create. 2004 was making backup QBB files that were about 1.2 MB in size.
> Using the exact same data 2010 backups are more than 6 MB in size. What
> is going on?
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> Is this normal or do I have a problem?

I wouldn't be concerned at all, this kind of bloat is normal for many
programs as features are added. I never used QB 2004, but I imagine all
kinds of things are new since then, including various audit log
features, multiple user logons, etc. Even if you're not actively using
every feature, the tables and indices associated with them are still
embedded in your file, taking up room.

You can archive data from past years if you wish, which might make the
file slightly smaller, but on a modern computer, 6MB is barely more than
a grain of sand.

It's a good idea at least once to actually restore your backup onto
another machine to verify it works.

-Mark Bole

Haskel LaPort

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Dec 27, 2009, 10:41:11 AM12/27/09
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"Sardine" <sard...@myway.com> wrote in message
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This is normal, Intuit changed the database engine back in 2006. Given today
that backup drives can hold terabytes of data 6 MB is hardly worth
mentioning.

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Sardine

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Dec 27, 2009, 2:36:44 PM12/27/09
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Mark:

Haskel:

Thanks to both of you for your suggestions. This is about what I thought
but receiving your help makes me feel better about it. I will do a
restore to make sure all is well.

Sardine.

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