To remove an unwanted, duplicate, old, or unused data set, open the data in Moneydance to ensure this is the correct file you'd like to remove. A file browser will open, allowing you to navigate to and select your newly renamed data. If your newly renamed data set is not displayed on the right of this window, click the 'Open Other' option. When you then reopen Moneydance you will likely be presented with the 'Welcome to Moneydance' window. moneydance file, you can rename the data set to the desired name.Įnsure that Moneydance is closed before making any changes to your file name.
Moneydance will remember the new location of your file and open it automatically next time you launch Moneydance 2015. Navigate to the new location of your data file and click to open.Open Moneydance 2015, and in the "Welcome to Moneydance" window which appears click the "Open Other" button in the lower left hand corner.If you copy the file, you'll have two seperate copies of your data set. You only want one copy of this folder on your system, so it is important to move the file to the new location. You will see a folder in your file browser that looks like yourfilename.moneydance.Close Moneydance, but keep this file browsing window open. While Moneydance 2015 is open, in the menu bar go to Help → Show Documents Folder.
If you obtained Moneydance from the Mac Apple Store, unfortunately you cannot move your data file due to limitations imposed by Apple regarding the 'sandboxing' of Apps. If you already have your data in Moneydance but would like to store your data outside the Moneydance library, follow these instructions. home//.moneydance/Documents Moving your data. Users//Library/Application Support/Moneydance/DocumentsĬ:\Documents and Settings.moneydance\Documents Users//Library/Containers//Data/Documents
Mac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan and Sierra. The default location for your data file(s) varies depending on your operating system, and is listed below. If you have not manually moved your data file to a different location, your files can be accessed by navigating within Moneydance to Help -> Show Documents Folder. Moneydance will store any new data files you create in the same, default location.
The exported file will have the file extension “.moneydancearchive” and is a compressed file.įor data fidelity reasons exported backup files do not contain data related to syncing with mobile devices (such as iPhones, Android devices, etc). Moneydance offers the ability to manually export a backup to a location of your choosing (external hard drive, thumb drive, etc). Please refer to the more recent knowledge base articles on this page Manually exporting a backup.