The Infinite Kind

If you have created a data file in Moneydance but would like to store your data outside the Moneydance library, you can follow the steps below. 

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.


It is VERY IMPORTANT that you do not move your data file to a shared folder location, like Dropbox. The data file should remain on your local system. You should also not move your data file to a location that's backed up to a shared folder service - Dropbox, OneDrive etc. 

If you want to share your data file between computers, follow the steps here to use the internal sync engine. 

• Open Moneydance and navigate to Help > Show Documents Folder. This will open a file browsing window displaying the default location of your files.
  
  
• You will see a file/folder in your file browser named 'YourFileName.moneydance'.
  
  On a Mac system, the file will appear with the Moneydance icon displayed.

  
  On a Windows system, the file will appear as a regular 'folder' so you won't see the Moneydance icon.
  
  

• Once you've located the file, it's very important you close Moneydance - but keep the file browsing window open.
  
  
• Then move the file/folder to its new location.
  
  

You only want one copy of this folder on your system, so it is important to move the file to the new location. If you copy the file, you'll have two separate copies of your data set.

• Open Moneydance to see the "Welcome to Moneydance" window, and click the "Open Other" option.
  
  
• A file browser will open, allowing you to navigate to your file at the new location.
  
  

Once the file has been opened, Moneydance will remember the new location of your file and it will open automatically the next time you launch the program.