QB2010 pro question

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

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Sardine
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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

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Mark Bole

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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Haskel LaPort

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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Sardine

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