Thanks Kristine, this solution worked.  For those still trying to clear the Memorized Transaction List, be sure to check the "Do Not Remind Me" button in the edit of each memorized trandaction.

I have this same problem and have been using this since 2006. I have entries in there from 2012. I have 739 of them to be exact! Quickbooks need to put in a button that you can select them and hit delete.  Simple fix Quickbooks,  get on it.!!!!!  This is ridiculous!

Hi Dgin1163,

We want to ensure that you'll be able to delete your older entries in QuickBooks Desktop. 

I'll be sending feedback on your behalf straight to our developers for consideration of this option. This will let them know what features would be beneficial for you and your business. 

In the meantime, you might want to consider the options given by my colleagues on this thread as an alternative.

Here's an article that will give you more information: Create, Edit, or Delete Memorized Transactions.

Let us know if there's anything else you need. We're always here to help.

I have multiple clients that have called about this over and over for a long time.  Ultimately, I instruct them that there is no way to resolve the matter and that we have to Accept the memorized transactions, then delete them from QB.  Since the nature of recurring transaction is repetitive, it's usually pretty easy to isolate the transaction with a transaction report that is moderately filtered, then work that transaction list by clicking into the transaction, Ctrl-D (to delete the txn), esc back out to the list, and do it again.  It goes pretty quick but is maddening because it should not have to be this way.

PLEASE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. It is really annoying not being able to delete a batch of old pending memorized trxs to be "entered" when there is NO NEED to enter them for whatever reason.  Not interested in deleting the current reminder... only the OLD ones. 

Time intensive, but will produce the required results.

Background:

QuickBooks client is an apartment complex with 100 units.  The 100 were units were setup in a group memorized transaction to enter rent invoices each month.  The bookkeeper manually entered invoices for a few months instead of using the group.

Problem:

Prior months memorized transactions are asking to post, but the bookkeeper has already manually entered these transactions.

Solution:

Renamed the old memorized transaction group to Rent Old.

Created a new memorized transaction group called Rent New.

Used the Rent Old memorized transaction one last time for a future date (I used a future date so I could easily produce a list of the memorized invoices).

Pulled up a report containing the Rent Old transactions created above.

Opened transactions one at a time from the report, and clicked Memorize and saved under the Rent New group.  I did this for all 100 future dated invoices.

Deleted each memorized transactions under the Rent Old group.

Deleted the Rent Old group.

Took about 20 minutes to complete.

Any news on a fix for this?  I too have old entries from prior years that simply didn't need to be entered for one reason or another and I can't get rid of them.  The list has grown over the years and trying to allow them to be entered and then manually deleted is an extremely time consuming work around.  Turning off reminders also isn't ideal, since I need reminders for future transactions, and only want the old transaction reminder turned off.

This same thing happened to me, and I tried all of the suggestions about modifying the memorized transactions and none of that worked. 

Go to File/Utilities/Rebuild data. - Be sure to make a backup. 

Mine encountered one error, but when closed and restarted the company file all of the old memorized transaction reminders were gone on startup.

Really! How hard is it to simply include a third button in the 'Enter Memorized Transactions' popup window to 'Select and Delete' memorized transactions that sit in the queue to be entered but are no longer timely or needed??

I don't want to 'Enter Checked Now'...nor do I want to 'Enter All Later'! I want them gone! I have already edited the memorized form and Group and processed the current transactions, but these are old dates that are past their expiration. They need to go. I am up to 666 and counting. 

I wish I could make it better, @Winsumlusom.

As of the moment, there isn't an integrated way to delete memorized transactions once they appear on your list of reminders. With this, let's consider manually deleting them directly on your list of memorized transactions.

While the option is not available, I'd recommend letting our product developers know about your request by following the steps below:

1. Go to Help.
2. Select Send Feedback Online.
3. Click Product Suggestion.
4. Enter a few words describing your request in the Here is my suggestion: field.
5. Select Send Feedback.
6. Click Close Window.

Also, here's a couple of articles you can read helpful in keeping you up-to-date with the latest improvements and enhancements: 

• QuickBooks Resource Center
• Product Updates - Firm of the Future

Keep in touch if you need any more assistance with this, or there's something else I can do for you. I've got your back. Have a good day.

Did Qbooks ever make a way to delete memorized transactions that were not needed?  I have some payables that were paid but not entered from memorizes transactions. I need to delete them. 

Hi there, Thedale.

Thank you for visiting the QuickBooks Community. I'll be sharing details on how memorized transactions work in QuickBooks. Then, ensure you'll be able to delete some payables entries.

For now, QuickBooks Desktop won't make a way to delete memorized transactions that were not needed. This is because every transaction entered in QuickBooks is essential and to avoid any inaccurate issue with your data. However, you'll have the option to manually delete memorized entries on the  Memorized Transaction List.

Here's how:

1. Click the Lists menu at the top.
2.  Choose Memorized Transaction List.
3. Select the transaction you want to delete.
4. Click the Memorized Transaction drop-down and select Delete Memorized Transaction.
5. Select OK.

For further details, you may open this article: Create, edit, or delete memorized transactions.

On the other hand, to delete some payables that were paid that are not entered from memorized transactions, you can go to the Vendor Center. From there, you'll have the option to delete bills and payments or any payable entries. Please follow the steps below.

1. Click the Vendors menu at the top.
2. Choose Vendor Center.
3. Find the specific vendor and click it to show all the associated transactions.
4. Find the bills/payments and delete them.

You may refer to this article to view various details on how Accounts Payable works in QuickBooks Desktop and how it affects your data: Accounts Payable workflows in QuickBooks Desktop.

Please let me know if you have other concerns about managing your transactions by leaving a comment below. I'd be glad to answer should you have any follow-up questions. Take care and have a great rest of the day.

Didn't work for me, still have a list of 150 invoices already entered but QB wants to enter them again.  Frustrated!

Same :-(

Hello, MLasseter.

What specific issues do you have regarding the memorized transactions? Did they generate automatically with prior dates? Or Are there any issues regarding how QuickBooks handles them? 

More details would definitely help me fix the issues you're having in QuickBooks. 

Looking forward to your reply. 

Already deleted from list, why do they keep recurring 

Thanks for chiming in the thread, @Lstein4263.

I also appreciate you for doing a great job of deleting recurring transactions. I'm here to share these troubleshooting steps to help you resolve the error within your company file.

If you run the Verify and Rebuild utilities, they scan your company file for potential data problems and fix them in QuickBooks Desktop.

Here's how to do it:

1. Select File, then select Utilities.
2. Press on Verify Data.
3. Hit on OK to close all windows if you see Your data has failed the integrity check. You need to rebuild your data.

After that, proceed with verifying the data:

1. Select File, and tap the utility button.
2. Press on Rebuild Data, then choose OK to close all windows.
3. QuickBooks will ask you to make a backup before rebuilding your company file and selecting OK. 
4. Hit OK.

Also, I suggest calling our support team if the issue continues to ruin your task for today. Please follow the steps below:

1. Open QuickBooks.
2. Go to Help, then select QuickBooks Desktop Help/Contact Us.
3. Select Contact Us.
4. Give a brief description of your issue, then select Continue.
5. Follow the steps and tap to chat with us, or Have us call you.

I'm also adding this article to view different information o how to pay your bills online that helps businesses manage their cash flow: Pay bills online from QuickBooks Desktop.

I've got your back if you have more questions about managing transactions in QBDT. I'd love to hear from you in the comment section. Take care, and enjoy the rest of the day.

It has been 5 years since these posts.  Has there been a "fix" for this issue?

Hi there, @Jeanine.

I'll ensure that I'm here to assist with any inquiries you may have related to QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). However, I require additional details about your situation to assist you further.

On the other hand, if you want to delete memorized transactions, you can refer to this article for a complete guide: Create, edit, or delete memorized transactions.

If you're referring to something else, please don't hesitate to let me know in the comments section below.

I appreciate any information you can share. I'm also looking forward to working with you again.

@Carneil_C   There is something cosmically hilarious about Intuit staff taking more than two months to respond to @Jeanine   asking if there has been a fix after five years.

Please allow me to chime in on this issue as I had the same problem. Just to clarify the issue I was experiencing was that I had approximately 40 Memorized transactions, some were scheduled for weekly, some monthly and some quarterly. The Memorized Transaction Pop Up box was functioning exactly how I wanted it to for years, as it would remind me per the schedule I had set up in memorized transaction list. At some point approximately 5 months ago for whatever reason, I must have not utilized the "Enter Transactions" button when the Pop Up came up and those transactions were never automatically entered. After which the Pop up, continued to Pop Up with those transaction in the window every day even though it was months later, and now that window is useless as I have to click "Enter all later", every time I open QBD. 

My Solution:  I first had to screen shot the window and print it out all of the transactions. As the window only showed 10 of the transaction at a time, I had use the scroll bar and make multiple screen shots, so that I captured all of the transactions that QBD was reminding me of to enter.  I then went to the Memorized Transaction List and rather than deleting all 40 memorized transactions, I simply right clicked each on individually, beginning with the first one on the print outs, and selected Edit Memorized Transaction, then clicked the Do Not Remind Me. Note they all still appeared in Memorized Transaction List just now at the top and under the Frequency Column it listed "Never". I then closed out of QBD and reopen it to discover that the Pop Up Window was no longer showing up, as all of those transactions no longer were set to be reminded. 

I then simply using the Print Out went back to all of those transactions that were set to never in the reminder list and gave them the next actual date to be reminded by Right Clicking each, selecting Add to my Reminders List, Under How Often I clicked the Correct Date by using the Lists that I had printed, and calculating what the next current reminder transaction date should be. This SOLVED MY PROBLEM.  Now I know some of you may have many more transactions than I, but after reading all of the comments in this thread, this has been the only viable solution I have found to rectify the issue. 

I hope that this helps at least one person, as I know how frustrated I was with this issue. 

QB User Since 2008

 At some point approximately 5 months ago for whatever reason, I must have not utilized the "Enter Transactions" button when the Pop Up came up and those transactions were never automatically entered. After which the Pop up, continued to Pop Up with those transaction in the window every day even though it was months later, and now that window is useless as I have to click "Enter all later", every time I open QBD. 

My Solution:  I first had to screen shot the window and print it out all of the transactions. As the window only showed 10 of the transaction at a time, I had use the scroll bar and make multiple screen shots, so that I captured all of the transactions that QBD was reminding me of to enter.  I then went to the Memorized Transaction List and rather than deleting all 40 memorized transactions, I simply right clicked each on individually, beginning with the first one on the print outs, and selected Edit Memorized Transaction, then clicked the Do Not Remind Me. Note they all still appeared in Memorized Transaction List just now at the top and under the Frequency Column it listed "Never". I then closed out of QBD and reopen it to discover that the Pop Up Window was no longer showing up, as all of those transactions no longer were set to be reminded. 

I then simply using the Print Out went back to all of those transactions that were set to never in the reminder list and gave them the next actual date to be reminded by Right Clicking each, selecting Add to my Reminders List, Under How Often I clicked the Correct Date by using the Lists that I had printed, and calculating what the next current reminder transaction date should be. This SOLVED MY PROBLEM.  Now I know some of you may have many more transactions than I, but after reading all of the comments in this thread, this has been the only viable solution I have found to rectify the issue. 

I hope that this helps at least one person, as I know how frustrated I was with this issue. 

QB User Since 2008

This worked for me; it eliminates prompting for prior period Memorized Transactions:

1) Click on LISTS, then Memorized Transaction Lists, or use Ctrl-T.

  The Memorized Transactions List opens.

2) Double-click on the transaction that has the backlog of entries.

  A NEW transaction opens; don't do anything to the transaction.

3) Go back to the Memorized Transactions List and delete the memorized transaction.

4) Go back to the NEW transaction.

5) Click on MEMORIZE

  This replaces the old memorized transaction but without the backlog.

6) CLEAR the NEW transaction and close it; DON'T save it.

7) Find the newly created Memorized Transaction, right-click, and EDIT your desired parameters.

That's IT.

To test, close QB and re-open it. There should be no pesky opening prompt.

This worked for me; it eliminates prompting for prior period Memorized Transactions:

1) Click on LISTS, then Memorized Transaction Lists, or use Ctrl-T.

  The Memorized Transactions List opens.

2) Double-click on the transaction that has the backlog of entries.

  A NEW transaction opens; don't do anything to the transaction.

3) Go back to the Memorized Transactions List and delete the memorized transaction.

4) Go back to the NEW transaction.

5) Click on MEMORIZE

  This replaces the old memorized transaction but without the backlog.

6) CLEAR the NEW transaction and close it; DON'T save it.

7) Find the newly created Memorized Transaction, right-click, and EDIT your desired parameters.

That's IT.

To test, close QB and re-open it. There should be no pesky opening prompt.