Money 98: File Format May Cause Problem Backing Up to Floppy
  
PSS ID Number: Q171344
Article last modified on 03-25-1999
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Money 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to back up your files to a floppy disk that contains other files, you
may receive the following error message:
 
   The disk where "A:\<File name>" is being stored is full. You need to
   make room on your disk by removing files you no longer need.
 
CAUSE
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Microsoft Money 98 uses a new file format that is significantly larger than the
file format of earlier versions. When you back up your file to a floppy disk,
Money compacts your data file. A 4.5 megabyte (MB) file on the hard disk should
fit onto a blank 1.44 MB floppy disk when compacted. It may not fit on a disk
you have used to back up your Money data file if the disk contains other files.
 
RESOLUTION
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Back up your Money 98 data file to a blank floppy disk. If your data file is
larger than 5 MB, it may not fit on a floppy disk. You may need to use a file
utility such as Microsoft Backup to backup your data files to multiple disks. A
free multi-disk backup utility for Money 98 is available for download from
Microsoft.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
 
   Q179397 Money 98: Multi-Disk Backup and Restore Utility
 
   Q152563 How to Back Up and Restore Files with Microsoft Backup
 
NOTE: Money 99 includes a multi-disk backup utility, so no additional utilities
need to be downloaded in order to back up to multiple floppy disks.
 
Additional query words: 6.0 w_money woody backup
 
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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta kbimu kbfaq
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
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