Starting Over in Digits: Removing Transactions, Connections, and Company Data

Sometimes you need a clean reset—maybe the wrong bank was connected, personal accounts were included, or you started setup with the wrong info.

This article explains what you can and can’t delete in Digits, plus the cleanest ways to start fresh without creating more cleanup later.


Deleting or Removing Specific Transactions

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You Can Delete
You Can't Delete

Manually entered transactions

🚫 Single or Bulk transactions from connected banks or cards, or other integrations (Plaid, Stripe, Gusto, etc.)

Entire bank connections (and all transactions from that connection)

Transactions imported via bank statement or CSV

What to Do Instead (When Deletion Isn’t Available)

If something can’t be deleted, you still have safe options:

  • Re-categorize the transaction

  • Reverse it to preserve the audit trail

  • Exclude it from reports (when appropriate)

  • Remove the entire bank connection (if the wrong account was connected)

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Not with a single click.

To remove all imported transactions, delete the related bank connection. Manual transactions must be deleted individually or in bulk. See: Editing Transactions

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Because Digits maintains an audit trail, bank-connected data must remain traceable to the source, even if reclassified or reversed.

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If the wrong bank account was connected, the fastest way to clean things up is to disconnect and delete the wrong account.

See Pause, Archive, or Delete a Connectionfor complete details.

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Changing/Editing the Cutover Date

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Digits uses two different cutover dates, depending on how data enters the system. Knowing which one applies will help you avoid surprises when starting over or reconnecting data.

1. Top-Level Cutover Date (QuickBooks Only) If you migrate from QuickBooks Online (QBO), Digits sets a top-level cutover date during the initial migration.

  • This date determines the earliest data Digits will pull from QuickBooks

  • It applies across the entire company

  • It cannot be changed after setup

See: Quickbooks Cutover Date

2. Connection-Level Cutover Dates (Banks, Cards, Payroll, etc.) Each individual connection (banks, credit cards, payroll, Stripe, Gusto, etc.) also has its own cutover date.

  • These cutover dates can be adjusted; however, a connection-level cutover date can never come before the top-level QBO cutover date. If you try, Digits will still respect the top-level QBO date.

  • They control how far back Digits pulls data for that specific connection

  • You can move them forward or backward as needed

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A connection-level cutover date can never come before the top-level QBO cutover date. If you try, Digits will still respect the top-level QBO date.

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If your cutover date is for a bank, card, or integration

You can change it.

  • Each connection (bank, credit card, payroll, Stripe, Gusto, etc.) has its own cutover date

  • These can be adjusted at any time

  • However, they cannot go earlier than a QuickBooks cutover, if one exists

How to change it:

  1. Go to Connections

  2. Click Manage next to the connection

  3. Update the Cutover Date

  4. Save changes


Other Alternatives:

If the cutover date you chose isn’t going to work, you have two options:

  • If you’re still early in setup, you can delete the connection, which removes all the transactions, and reconnect it. See Pause, Archive, or Delete a Connection

  • If you’re already live: You can adjust balances or activity using journal entries to account for anything that needs to be corrected after the cutover. See: Journal Entries in Digits

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After the cutover date is set, it cannot be edited or changed. To change the cutover date, you’ll need to:

  1. Add a new Digits business (this creates a new subscription) See: How to Add Additional Business Subscriptions

  2. Connect QuickBooks again using the correct cutover date

  3. Cancel the Digits business that was set up with the wrong cutover date See: How to Cancel Your Digits Business Account

This creates a clean setup without risking duplicated or misaligned data.

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No — the cutover date can’t be set in the future.

The cutover date marks the point when Digits becomes the system of record and begins using real accounting data. Because of that, the cutover date must be today or a date in the past.

Business & Personal Accounts

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The right approach depends on where the personal transactions are coming from. Follow the path below that matches your situation.

Scenario 1: Personal and business transactions are mixed in the same bank account

If you use one account for both personal and business spending:

  • You cannot delete just the personal transactions.

  • Bank-connected transactions are part of the audit trail and will re-sync.

What you should do instead

  • Create a Personal Expenses category (or similar). See: Category Manager (Chart of Accounts)

  • Re-categorize personal transactions into that category.

  • Exclude that category from business reports if needed.


Scenario 2: Personal and business accounts were shared under one bank login

Many banks (like Chase) allow multiple accounts under one login. If all were shared during connection, Digits will import all of them—personal included.

Step 1: Confirm what accounts were shared

  • Check whether both personal and business accounts were selected during the bank connection.

  • If yes, Digits is behaving correctly by importing them.

Step 2: Update account sharing at the bank

Some banks require changes on their own website (not in Digits).

  • Log in to your bank directly

  • Update third-party access (via Plaid)

  • Deselect personal accounts

  • Save changes

Step 3: Remove/Re-add the connection

  • Deletes all transactions imported from that account

  • Reconnect the bank

  • Only business transactions will sync back in

Related:

Linking Only Your Chase Business Accounts to Digits

Wells Fargo: Remove Unwanted Accounts and Their Transactions

Starting Over

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There’s no global reset, but you still have two options:

Option 1: Remove a Connection (and all its transactions)

See Pause, Archive, or Delete a Connectionfor complete details.

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Option 2: Create a New Company

If the wrong bank account was connected, this is often the fastest way to clean things up.

  • Creating a New Company and canceling the old one gives you a new slate

  1. Add a new Digits business (this creates a new subscription) See: How to Add Additional Business Subscriptions

  2. Cancel the Digits business that was set up with the wrong cutover date See: How to Cancel Your Digits Business Account

This is a good fit if:

  • The wrong bank or QuickBooks account was connected

  • Personal and business transactions are mixed

  • You want to restart from scratch early on

This creates a clean setup without risking duplicated or misaligned data.

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There’s no global reset, but you still have two options:

Option 1: Remove a Connection (and all its transactions).

See Pause, Archive, or Delete a Connectionfor complete details.

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Option 2: Create a New Company

Creating a New Company and canceling the old one gives you a new slate

  1. Add a new Digits business (this creates a new subscription) See: How to Add Additional Business Subscriptions

  2. Cancel the Digits business that was set up with the wrong cutover date See: How to Cancel Your Digits Business Account

This is a good fit if:

  • You need to change the QuickBooks cutover date

  • Personal and business transactions are mixed

  • You want to restart from scratch early on

This creates a clean setup without risking duplicated or misaligned data.


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