Can I import the same statement twice by mistake?

Modified on Fri, 2 Oct at 5:11 PM

Yes, and nothing bad happens. Bank exports overlap because you download "last three months" every month, and we recognise any transaction we already hold and skip it. After each import, you are told how many lines were imported and how many were already held.



How do you know it is the same transaction?


By the account, the date, the amount, the direction and the description together. Two genuinely identical payments on the same day, for example two £5 card payments at the same shop, are still treated as two, because they are two.



What about lines I removed?


A line you removed with Not mine still counts as held, so importing an overlapping statement does not bring it back. If you do want it back, choose Put back in the Removed list.



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