Where Does MoneyManagerEx Store Data?
MoneyManagerEx keeps money in user-placed database files with settings in a small INI database. Backups land beside data.
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MoneyManagerEx separates money from settings cleanly. Database files live wherever placed with standard and encrypted extensions. A small INI database beside them carries options with portable mode triggers.
Backups accumulate automatically beside data with startup and exit variants. Attachments configure apart from both files. Linux mirrors the settings side under a dot folder.
Where MoneyManagerEx stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\MoneyManagerEx\mmexini.db3
User-placed money files in standard and encrypted flavors with auto-backups beside them. Attachments configure separately. Copy data plus INI while closed.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up MoneyManagerEx?
Copy the .mmb or encrypted .emb file with mmexini.db3 from the same folder while the app is closed. Startup and exit backups accumulate beside data with file-count caps. Attachments live in their own configured folder.
Settings versus database files?
They pair per role with settings in the INI database and money in the document file. Portable mode triggers when the INI sits beside the executable. Linux uses the dot-mmex twin for settings.
What format is the MoneyManagerEx database?
Through standard SQLite with SQLCipher encryption on locked files. Unencrypted and encrypted extensions split by password protection. Exports span statement formats for bank moves.
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