A transaction appears twice
You imported a file into a linked account
The most common cause is mixing sources: a bank feed already pulled the transaction, and then you also imported a CSV or OFX/QFX file covering the same dates. Both sources created a row. Fix: delete the imported copy. Going forward, pick one source per account — either the live feed or file imports, not both. When you do import into an account that also has history, the importer’s duplicate detection flags exact and likely matches; choose Skip duplicates so it does not re-add them. See Import a CSV.You entered it by hand, then it synced
If you typed a transaction and the bank feed later delivered the same one, you have a manual row and a synced row. Fix: delete whichever copy you prefer to keep — they are independent rows.A transaction is “missing”
It is in To Review
Synced and imported transactions land unapproved in your To Review queue, not in the approved register list. Check there before assuming it is gone.The bank has not posted it yet
A purchase can take a day or two to post. Recent activity often shows as pending first. Budget Bandit shows what the bank has released, so a very recent charge may simply not be available yet. See Pending vs posted.A filter is hiding it
If you are searching or filtering the transaction list, an active filter can hide the row. Clear filters and search again. See Search and filter.The bank reversed it
When a bank drops or reverses a transaction, the next sync removes the matching row to stay in step with the bank. A pending charge that never posts is a normal example.How sync avoids doubling on its own
For linked accounts, Budget Bandit does not blindly re-add what it already has. When a pending transaction posts, the existing pending row is promoted in place to posted rather than added a second time. Duplicates from a feed are the exception, not the rule — they usually trace back to a manual entry or a file import covering the same period.Related
Pending vs posted
How a charge firms up over a day or two.
To Review
Where synced and imported rows wait.
Why rows did not import
Imports that skipped or dropped rows.
Add, edit, or delete
Remove a duplicate row.